Chutzpah

by Davida
(Reisterstown, MD)

Who you lookin' at?

I found him under a storage shed about 10:00p on a dark and rainy night. He was 3 weeks old, obviously lost or abandoned. This occurred as I was leaving a Jewish learning center, so I had to name him something to reflect his "heritage"!

From the git-go and to this day, I don't know if he wears the name or the name wears him. Nonetheless, he is very nervy, gutsy, spiteful and stubborn.

The kinda cat that will dare you to scold him or chase him away from beating up the other cats or for jumping on the dining table and scattering the napkins and silverware!! Or from knocking things off your dresser every time you are just about to fall asleep!

He will wait until you need to use the bathroom. He will position himself on the sink close enough to tap your shoulder or smack you in the face as you sit on the throne. This is because he wants you to turn on the sink water. He likes to drink running water from the faucet and insists on it. He will keep smacking you until you turn it on. I've never seen him drink from a bowl in my presence. He even defies the water pistol! He acts like he enjoys it. He will sit there, get soaked and not move until you get up and chase him. I could go on and on with examples. But I love him dearly.

So, if that's not "chutzpah" I don't know what is!!