It's fed year round by the spring at its feet. But I know that it is more than that. It is a forty foot tall monument to the virtue of truthfulness. His hobby is story-gathering and story telling. He speaks frequently to groups, camps, conferences and retreats and spices his messages with stories.
Some people say cats never have to be bathed.
They say cats lick themselves clean. They say cats have a special enzyme of some sort in their saliva that works like new, improved Wisk - dislodging the dirt where it hides and whisking it away. I've spent most of my life believing this folklore. Like most blind believers, I've been able to discount all the facts to the contrary - the kitty odors that lurk in the corners of the garage and dirt smudges that cling to the throw rug by the fireplace. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield.