Make Me Laugh Monday 10/4/10

I love when the stories that really make me laugh, are made right here in my own back yard!!!

OK, I understand that I live in a fairly small town, so there isn't alot of big time local news stories.

In this day and age though, there is ALOT going on in the world.

I personally would have thought there was something a little more news worthy to be front page center of the paper then this below story!!!

Let me know what you think!!!

Beloved bookstore cat dies

By DIANE BRONCACCIO Recorder Staff

[ Originally published on: Saturday, October 02, 2010 ]

SHELBURNE FALLS -- There's a best-selling biography, called ''Dewey: the Small-Town Library Cat Who Changed the World.'' And, in a way, Shelburne Falls has lost its own ''Dewey.''

Boswell the cat, who has greeted customers at Boswell's Books for the last 15 years, died Sept. 25, after a brief illness.

The cat was technically ''Boswell III,'' born July 4, 1995 as part of a litter of kittens belonging to former store manager Jody Owens. An earlier owner of the bookstore, Anne Plunkett of Heath, had named the bookstore ''Boswell's'' after her bookstore cat, in 1991. Since then the store has changed owners, and the original bookstore cat has been replaced twice, but the Boswell name has stuck for both mascots and the business.

The most recent Boswell, a friendly, good-natured cat, has endured some hard pats and squeezes by over-eager toddlers and frequently followed customers around ''talking to them,'' says store owner Lori Pirkot.

Pirkot is planning to host a remembrance/celebration on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the store. She is hoping those who come will share their stories and, if they have any, photos of the cat. Pirkot says she would like to put up a photo display of Boswell in the store.