A Little Help from John Locke

"Property, whose original is from the right a man cat has to use any of the inferior creatures [i.e. the humans], for the subsistence and comfort of his life, is for the benefit and sole advantage of the proprietor". (First Treatise, Chapter 9).

We need to get some things straightened out around here. It's MY couch, MY litterbox, MY lap that Belongs to Me, MY kitten food, MY bed, MY apartment, and it's even MY red bowling bag purse thing. As John Locke so wisely put it, all of this stuff is for MY "subsistence and comfort." I LET Curiosa use MY stuff because she feeds me and takes care of the litter critters I leave behind. But now, there's this Dude who can't seem to get the concept of private property through his thick skull. And to top it all off, there is a New Kitten who is visiting us. And she has the nerve to sleep in MY kitty basket. Never mind the fact that I have never once slept in that basket myself since Curiosa made it for me, but it's MINE nonetheless.

This kitten is not nearly as bad as the Dude, but I'm just reminding everyone right now, that she is now MY kitten.