The Adventures of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo behaves like an ordinary cat-some of the time. He purrs, bats tinfoil balls, chases birds and mice, is finicky about his food, twitches his tail, cleans himself, and sleeps a lot. But Mooze-as Jim calls his cat-buddy-also plays guitar, paints, rides a Harley, types on a laptop, and sails in the Gulf. Jim never knows what Mooze will do next. Here's a snippet from the time the two friends recreated a steer wrestling event they'd been watching on TV. It was Jim's turn to play the steer. Mooze wandered off to his room and took the longest time in preparation, while I put away my hat and boots. I left the shirt on since it was sweaty anyhow. I was about to call him when I heard a slurred, "Buenas tardes, amigo." He made his entrance in style, sashaying into the living room wearing the fanciest boots I'd ever seen on a cat-blackened armadillo, mind you. His little ears poked through a tiny black Stetson. Chaps with more studs than a rock star protected his rear legs. A black silk bandana circled his neck. He must have practiced the bow-legged walk, because he had it down pat, and I mean pat.

Author: James A. Murtha
Publisher: James A. Murtha
Published: 03/14/2016
Pages: 118
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780692635834

About the Author
James A. Murtha was born in Detroit then spent most of his first fifty years in Ohio. After teaching math briefly at Rutgers, he worked 25 years at Marietta College, where he served as Dean of the college between stints of teaching mathematics and petroleum engineering, then became an independent consultant specializing in statistical models to analyze uncertainty. He studied at Marietta College, University of Wisconsin, Penn State, and Stanford. He was active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers, including being a Distinguished Lecturer and Author. He travelled extensively, working or visiting more than forty countries. Although he published technical books and papers along the way, he wanted to write short fiction and memoirs. One could argue he was accumulating material. Now Jim lives his dream in Houston.

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