Great blog, and a particuarly great entry on feeling appreciated

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/05/feeling_unappre.html

And I agree with what I think she's saying at the end - it's a challenge to say out loud "I want a gold star for this!" but if I do say it, it's more likely I'll GET it, and I won't be sitting there seething and waiting for someone to read my mind.  GREAT stuff.

I've been out of touch since last Sunday (long story, posting RSN) so I hadn't heard anything about the big train wreck in DC.  Several people have called, very worried.  I talked to Lara (aka Sophia the Orange) this morning, and she's fine.  She was not on the train yesterday - by serendipity she was working at a different office and took her car.  She's overwhelmed by office deadlines, and hasn't been returning e-mails or calls, but it's the usual too-busy-to-do-X rather than the in-a-hospital-and-can't-do-X.  For this, I am deeply grateful.  Thanks to everyone who's been calling or e-mailing.  It's good to have friends and people who care  :-)

Ok - I'm taking a giant leap of faith, and it looks like I'm adopting a cat.  Adorable, well-socialized stray that attached itself to our department meeting at Camp Hawthorne Trails.  It initially went home with KO, but her brother's dog (admittedly not yet well trained dog) is getting very territorial, and the stress is not good for any of the critters.  So I'm making the leap from an allergy-free zone (no smoking, no pets), to a cat-zone.  But I think it's gonna be a good leap.  A week later, even with the dogs, and being confined to the laundry room, KO reports the cat is incredibly sweet, friendly, not scratching, all good stuff.

So now, to the awe-filled task of Naming The Cat....

When I nearly adopted the Kittens in 2004, I named 'em Harper and Piper (as Marian Heatherdale fans, we could then be Harpers, Pipers, Fiddlers all - so cute), but they went nutso, earned the new names Hellfire and Damnation, and returned to the original family within a week.

This time, it's just one.  But I want it to have a GOOD name.
Troop 921 named it S'mores, and troop 80something named it Kit.  I considered Hawthorne, after the camp.  Eh.  Doesn't roll off the tongue well.  Girl Scout tie-ins are good, but Juliette and Daisy are way too obvious, and don't really match the cat's personality.

Something related to rescue or survival might be good, but Lazarus sounds too doomful (the cat wasn't ACTUALLY dead) and Phoenix sounds too flammable.