Hi, my name is Thurman. I was named after Thurman Thomas, the great Oklahoma State Cowboys running back. My daddy named me after him because he felt No. 34 was often overlooked because he played with Barry Sanders. Since I lived in the Humane Society for several months, I was overlooked, too, until mommy and daddy rescued me. As you know, they are getting married soon. I’m excited for them, and they asked me to introduce myself to their friends and family.
As you can see, I’m a writer, just like my daddy. Here I’m writing an article for the Cat Times. The story is about the shortage of catnip on the East Coast. Apparently, it’s not been a good growing season for the herb. We’re all licking our paws just to get through the day. Luckily, mommy is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and she makes a nice replacement.
My second job is sleeping. In fact, I sleep 20 hours a day. It’s tough work, especially when your sleeping quarters are so far away from the food bowl and litter box.
I normally dream about Oklahoma State winning the national championship in something other than women’s softball, men’s golf and wrestling.
Sometimes, I have nightmares about dogs. There’s this one dog that lives down the hall. I just know he smells me.
When I’m on my back, I demand somebody rub my chest. Sleeping is hard work, and I deserve a reward.
Well, it was nice talking to you. If you’ll excuse me, I need to sleep.
