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William Hamblen
August 30th 03, 11:26 PM
In article >,
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

> It's more or less classic Heinlein, but I'm not sure it has any cats in
> the stories - all I remember is his preface, in which he tells how the
> book got its title. He once had a cat who, when the weather was bad,
> would insist upon his opening every door leading outside (there were
> seven of them) hoping to find one that didn't let him out into a rainy
> California winter - the door into summer, in fact.

The protagonist of the novel had the cat. The novel is classic Heinlein.

Years ago I had an indoor/outdoor cat, Whitey. One rainy day Whitey was
sitting under the carport waiting for the rain to let up so he could
take care of business without getting wet. After a while he couldn't
sit there any longer and with a yowl of protest against the weather he
squared his shoulders and marched out to do what a cat had to do.

Gandalf
August 31st 03, 12:03 AM
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:26:43 GMT, William Hamblen
> wrote:

>In article >,
>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>
>> It's more or less classic Heinlein, but I'm not sure it has any cats in
>> the stories - all I remember is his preface, in which he tells how the
>> book got its title. He once had a cat who, when the weather was bad,
>> would insist upon his opening every door leading outside (there were
>> seven of them) hoping to find one that didn't let him out into a rainy
>> California winter - the door into summer, in fact.
>
>The protagonist of the novel had the cat. The novel is classic Heinlein.
>
>Years ago I had an indoor/outdoor cat, Whitey. One rainy day Whitey was
>sitting under the carport waiting for the rain to let up so he could
>take care of business without getting wet. After a while he couldn't
>sit there any longer and with a yowl of protest against the weather he
>squared his shoulders and marched out to do what a cat had to do.
>
It was called "Doorway Into Summer", IIRC. I recall the preface as well;
I hope I got the title right.

~~~~~~~~
Life without cats would be only marginally worth living.
TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein