Write a letter to your 100-year-old self

According to those charts which convert human years to cat years, Louis Catorze will be a hundred years old in 2031.

(And I know that, when Cat Daddy reads this, he will say that Catorze looks a hundred years old right now.)

“Geriatric”? Catorze prefers “Elder Statesman”, merci.

2031 is actually not THAT far away. It would make Sa Maj twenty-one in human years, which is pretty ancient yet not beyond possibility, especially since we never even expected him to live to ten. In fact, being part-vampire, part-alien and part-cryptid, age is probably a different concept on his planet and he will probably live forever.

By the time Le Roi turns one hundred, it’s possible that The Uprising will have taken place and cats will be ruling the world. And, if he could write to his future self, whom I imagine sitting atop a golden throne, watching what’s left of the planet smouldering in a pile of Mordor-esque embers, I am certain he would only have one thing to say:

“Bien joué, mon gars.”

Very pleased with himself.
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29 responses to “Pour devenir centenaire, il faut commencer jeune”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    I’ve never had a cat live to 21. The longest was Jake at 18 who survived 9 years as a diabetic.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      18 is pretty amazing!

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        He was all black and quite the cat. He was notorious in the ‘hood. Sound familiar?

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Erm … ahem … what are you implying? 🤣🤣🤣🐈‍⬛

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          1. Kate Crimmins avatar
            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Lookin’ good LeRoi !

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He’s looking a little thin at the moment. I hope the spring will chub him up.

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  3. M - avatar

    Elder Statesman” – appropro. Gorgeous profile shot.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I got lucky with the lighting here!

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  4. Penny Cooper avatar
    Penny Cooper

    Um…. more to the point, what do you think HE would say to you today?? 😂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I don’t think he would even bother talking to me!

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      1. Penny Cooper avatar
        Penny Cooper

        oh that’s a point, naughty boy… Change that to what do you think HE would say ABOUT you if asked a direct question during an intimate interview avec in courtisan royal?? 😂

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      2. Penny Cooper avatar
        Penny Cooper

        Ooops my question appears to have got me stuck in a loop and I didn’t think I’d managed to send the first time!! 😂

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Haha, yes, both succeeded!

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  5. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Right now, I can say you well done too.
    😺

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci. We’ve done our best with him.

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    2. mmechapeau avatar
      mmechapeau

      If your blog is worth reading thanks to Louis, it is an outstanding one thanks to your way of writing.😺

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      1. iamthesunking avatar
        iamthesunking

        That’s very kind of you. He provides me with so much material!

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  6. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Louis looks very impressive and confident in that photograph. A real star…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He is too much!

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  7. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Wait, did I miss something? I’m pretty sure that cats already rule the world. Le roi, of course, is very highly placed in the existing cat hierarchy.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      They do indeed, but The Uprising hasn’t yet taken place … or has it? Am I so subservient that I don’t even know I’m living in wartime occupation?

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      1. sevencatsandcounting avatar

        There was never a war. They purred. Game over.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          We are powerless to resit the purring!

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  8. Syburi avatar

    What is this “prime” rubbish? If you have a cat, the cat is always in its prime, whatever age. How do you call majesty shoddy or over the hill? Adult might be the word they were looking for.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh, trust me, Sa Maj has had some shoddy days! But he’s like an 300-year-old vampire. 🧛‍♂️

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  9. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

    Long live Le Roi! By the way, what’s the French word for overlord? Just want to be prepared… 😀

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      It’s a suzerain! 🤣🤣🤣

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