Kafka-esque

Did you know that today is Franz Kafka’s birthday? When I first heard that, I thought that mom was talking about our Kafka – my orange tabby buddy – I didn’t know that there was a writer with the same name.

Today mom told me the story of how Kafka (our cat) got his name. Do you know the story that Franz Kafka wrote called The Metamorphosis? Well, apparently in it there is a guy named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning to realize he’s turned into a giant cockroach. And you know what happens to those big cockroaches – they can’t right themselves once they’re on their backs with their big ol’ bellies sticking out. Well apparently even as a tiny little puff of orange and white fur, Kafka had a knack for laying on his back with all four paws in the air and the belly that didn’t make it easy to right himself.

Kafka demonstrates this position for your viewing pleasure.