Tai Chi

Minolta 3Xi SLR, 200 ASA Fuji film

The ball of fluff kitten you see on my futon was the product of a Himalayan crossed with a Persian-Siamese. Basically you get a very warm, affectionate cat .. for just one person. In this case: me. Anyone and anything else got shredded pretty quick.

Animals and I generally get along, as long as I’m home. The problem is that I’m not a homebody. Therefore I am not a very good candidate for a human-pet relationship. The other thing is the amount of fur generated by these breeds is staggering. It was a strong incentive for me to not be home, which was not really fair to Chi. It wasn’t his fault or choice to have the cat heritage he had. For these reasons Chi and I were only together for a couple of years – which is pretty much the length of time it took to find someone he liked (read: could stand).

This was around 1998 I think.