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My good deed for the day:
Russell, my father and i were walking home from a tasty dinner at Ti Couz this evening around 11. On Valencia, the block before our turn onto Hill street, we noticed a cat running around on the sidewalk, chatting with us.
We were in front of the used hardware/appliance store, and the cat was one of three who lives there. The resident cats sit in the window (often on disconnected hot plates!), and we greet them daily. The middle-sized one of the three, who wears the red harness, chatted us up and said hello. She's quite friendly.
We know the cats are let out sometimes in the morning, with their owner around - but they're definitely indoor cats. We were a little worried about her, and she didn't mind cuddling up a bit - so after knocking fruitlessly, i noticed the phone number on the sign above our head.
I called the number with my celll; we heard the phone ring maybe 5 feet in front of the window. In hope, i left a message. In the middle of speaking("Hi, my name's meriko, i live around the corner and we were walking by, and one of your cats is out here, it's about 11 o'clock at night...) a woman picked up, saying that they'd be right down, that her husband was very worried about the cat. We heard them coming down the stairs, and released the cat back to her people, who were very happy to see her.
I love our neighborhood. I'm glad the kitty is safe in her home tonight.
Posted by meriko at May 07, 2002 11:45 PM