AMERICAN IDOL WINNER

Congratulations to David Cook for being chosen as the new American Idol. Being an old rock ‘n roller myself (mostly a roller), I’m glad to see that a rocker made it over a crooner.

I do, however, have two other comments about American Idol:

• All contestants should be asked if they love cats. If they don't, they should be harshly castigated by Simon and booted off the show immediately.


• I would STILL rather be chased around the house by the hated vacuum cleaner than have to watch one episode of American Idol. Steve agrees with me, but the female is a huge Idol fan… so, needless to say, American Idol stays on in our household.

WHAT'S MORE ENTERTAINING - AMERICAN IDOL OR YOUR HUMAN?

Last night, we had some high entertainment around the homestead as Steve’s female INSISTED that Steve watch American Idol with her. Steve put up a fight, but of course, caved in at the end.

Now Steve, unlike about 100 million other Americans, can do without American Idol. He once told the female that he could accidentally step on my tail and hear more melodic sounds than he does on the show. And when Steve is forced to do something he doesn’t want to do, he makes snide, sarcastic remarks he thinks are funny. The female, however, was not amused. So for most of the program, they argued about the merits (and non-merits) of American Idol, which I found to be WAY more entertaining than the show itself. Ultimately, the female stormed off and Steve spent the rest of the evening trying to get back in her good graces (which he did by promising to watch endless hours of Jane Austen as penance).

The point of this little story, fellow cat, is that sometimes the greatest source of amusement is right under your wet kitty nose. Who needs American Idol when you have a human or two to entertain you?