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Hi there all you Herb The Cat fans out there in Herb The Cat land. This month we are going to discuss territory, what it is and what it means. At my office Cats (associ- ates, customers, etc.) just decide that they are too cold or too hot or too medium or too whatever and decide to adjust the thermostat. Since the thermostat is on the lower level, when they move it up, all the other Cats on the lower level are soon too warm and they are miser- able. Meanwhile, the Cats on the upper level are begin- ning to believe that they must be sinners and God has sent them to the hottest level of hell to suffer because of their sins. Well, you and I know that that is not true, but knowing does not mitigate the heat. So what do we do? If you were invited over to another Cat’s home or office and you were cold would you just arbitrarily raise the temperature? Well, these Cats are just assuming that they are all that matters and have a right to have the temperature wherever they want it and to heck with the Cats who are working there. We look around and see that these cats are the same Cats that don’t like what- ever you vote on as being the average comfort zone. They say “but it’s cold” or “it’s too hot” and don’t care what the thermostat is registering, they take control. We can agree to move it all around until 99% of the Cats are happy, but NO! That is not comfortable at that particular time for that entitled cat, so it must be changed. Well, too bad because I, Herb The Cat have talked to every Cat in the building and have determined the best tem- perature for the average of all Cats and that’s what it’s going to be. I have a petition to give to John, the chief Poobah of heat and air in our building. So I Herb The Cat, will give this petition to John, and ask that he go to Home Depot and buy a lock box for the thermostat as soon as possible and enclose the thermostat so that it can not be tampered with. I am aware that it will not suite the finicky Cats who must control everything no matter what the temperature. I suggest that controlling finicky Cats bring in a sweater and wear socks.


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Poetry Corner Shimshai


I went to hear him as I, But when I left I was not


The strings of my being Were upon his guitar


I was touched by the talons Of eagles


Masquerading as the fingers Of angels


I was no longer I became the moment


Swirling into others like spilled paint A yin of every color


For a yang so black and white


Balance takes two ...Until balanced


Then we are all with The One For we are one with The All.


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