The Naming of Cats by T.S. Eliot
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
Below are my stories that ran in this past week's Herald News:
Vietnam native brought cultural lessons home
Meet Ta Wilson, who found success in the United States...and opened those same opportunities to many of her extended family members.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18876252-423/vietnam-native-brought-cultural-lessons-home.html
Easter is going to the dogs.
Egg hunts aren't just for kids anymore. Read about two such events for dogs, with proceeds helping other dogs.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18935223-423/easter-is-going-to-the-dogs.html
Gentlemen, start your ovens
Meet two amateur cooks that engage in amateur culinary sparring in order to raise money for a local children's advocacy center.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18936920-423/gentleman-start-your-ovens.html
Get ready for some drama
The Three Rivers Arts Council is hosting a mini children's drama workshop over spring break, but that's not the only art-related programs this nonproft brings to its community.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18980007-423/get-ready-for-some-drama.html
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
Below are my stories that ran in this past week's Herald News:
Vietnam native brought cultural lessons home
Meet Ta Wilson, who found success in the United States...and opened those same opportunities to many of her extended family members.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18876252-423/vietnam-native-brought-cultural-lessons-home.html
Easter is going to the dogs.
Egg hunts aren't just for kids anymore. Read about two such events for dogs, with proceeds helping other dogs.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18935223-423/easter-is-going-to-the-dogs.html
Gentlemen, start your ovens
Meet two amateur cooks that engage in amateur culinary sparring in order to raise money for a local children's advocacy center.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18936920-423/gentleman-start-your-ovens.html
Get ready for some drama
The Three Rivers Arts Council is hosting a mini children's drama workshop over spring break, but that's not the only art-related programs this nonproft brings to its community.
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/18980007-423/get-ready-for-some-drama.html
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