“Hello! Yes, my name is Bazooka – more for the bubble gum than for the weapon. I’m not much of a fighter. I am trying to decide if I am a philosopher or a model. I think a lot, but I also pose well. It seems to me that I knew a fellow named Auguste Rodin, that I may have been his model for The Thinker. Perhaps I’m simply both – a philosopher and a model. A calm and mellow buff gentleman – always a gentleman.”

“Like most folks who think a lot, I can sit very still and stare out into space. What am I seeing out there? Ah, many things, many things. Probably I was watching down a butterfly two blocks away when animal control nabbed me. Uh, oh! Now I’m here at Feline Rescue and looking for my forever people who will have lots of windows out of which I can stare – and see butterflies many blocks away. Also birds in trees and squirrels under bushes.”

“I am soft and kind and watch you with thoughtful green eyes. I also wash myself, carefully and thoroughly so as to be ready for any sculptor seeking a regal model. I like to eat. Food is good. I’m also fond of naps. Naps are good. Naps refresh my brain so I can think and pose. My talents – thinking and posing, posing and thinking! I’ve tried toys, but I’m concerned they may waste my time. Do you play games? Do they waste your time?”

“Do you sense that your life needs a gentleman, a mellow, thoughtful gentleman? Perhaps you’re an artist in need of a model? Or a philosopher in need of an assistant? A thinking assistant? I am here, and I am called Bazooka. If you have $120, you will soon have a forever cat who sees all, thinks all, and takes naps. Can’t think of anything better.”