I just spent the last few days in Boulder, Colorado. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Boulder it is a very unique place. To illustrate this point I will tell you of my interaction from Monday morning. I was walking back to my son’s apartment from the Starbucks which was a few blocks away. I had purchased my usual bucket of black coffee and a small coffee cake which I had planned on enjoying later as a snack. As I walked along the sidewalk a woman came up to me, she was pushing a baby stroller which I was unsure actually contained a baby. As she approached she asked me if I had any money for food. I am not a big giver of money to people on the street, I am cynical and so I don’t think the money will go for actual food. I do however believe in giving food so I said to the woman who I didn’t have money but she could have my coffee cake. She thanked me and took the bag but before I could move on she reached out to me and said “No, I am a cat and can only eat milk and mead”. I grabbed my bag back and promptly walked away. I spent the rest of the morning thinking I must have not heard her correctly but when I explained that story to a friend they said that he would agree that I misheard her only if I was in any other town. While the story is crazy I also can’t believe that if you are really hungry that you would turn down food, cat or not. I grew up hearing that beggars can’t be choosers, or in Boulder speak, meow meow meow meow!