I now know that our childhood seal point Siamese was a noble Applehead--that explains so much. Sammy was dog-like in temperament (in a good way, meaning he did not engage in stereotypical cat behaviors such as never doing anything stupid, acting remote etc.), and lived to the age of 17. I hope you find one just like him!
He did torture crows, and vice versa. FYI. xoxo Kay
This woman writing in Thailand talks about an ancient capital as being completely destroyed by the Burmese, and yet I have visited said city and while it is in ruin it still exists (and the cats abound) circa 1,200 years later.
Please post pictures of kitten.
The picture of the wedge-head made me want to log off my computer, shut it down, walk away, and never come back. And I *like* cats!
One word: Colorpoint Ragdoll.
Okay that was two words. 
Having grown up in the company of Appleheads (both Meezers and human), I vastly prefer then to the Wedgies.
the wedge Siamese looks so overbred that I'd call him Mutant Cat. Yikes.
Cat buying as political action? Cool!
I wish I could figure out how to make some of my dilettante activities into political actions...
The wedgie is icky and looks unwell. The applehead is pretty.
Case closed.
I'm with you on the applehead. The wedge reminds me of a greyhound, a dog I find repulsive.
My family had an applehead Siamese when I was little. Weirdly, I seem to be the only person I know who is amused by the wedge-heads, but that is primarily because they tend (in my experience) to be more prone to cross-eyedness than the appleheads.
And I may be a bad person, but there's some thing funny about cross-eyed Siamese. I do not know what, but there is.
When I was a child my family raised applehead Siamese and I agree with you entirely that they are beautiful. I'm glad to hear that some people are preserving them. I'd quite given them up once I heard about the standard change!
Our cat, when I was a child, was an apple-head Siamese--I remember that my mother was able to get her for only $10 because she was the runt of the litter. Tiny cat, big heart. Hmmm. I may need to write about Cleo in my blog.
Get the kitty of your hearts. Who cares what the breeders say.
Appleheads rule.
My parents always had applehead Siamese while I was growing up, even taking the trouble to seek out a family that had a pair (and who had a sort of small-scale breeding operation - they'd let the female breed once every year or so and supply people who wanted applehead kittens with the results).
The pair my parents have now are - gosh - 17 or so and are still in excellent health and still playful and funny. (I tend to think that overbred breeds have shorter lifespans on average).
To me, the applehead looks like what a Siamese "should" be, but that's probably because I grew up with them.
they're great cats. If I were in a position to be able to get a cat, that would be the kind I would try to get.
How about an Egyptian Mau:
http://www.pgaa.com/feline/gener...l/
egyptian.html
http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/pro...s/
egyptian.html
I think Siamese (applehead of course) are almost as beautiful as the above.
Carl
i had always thought the lady & the tramp cats were cariacatures. i had no clue that people actually thought cats SHOULD look like that. ugh. i agree with everyone who thinks that cat looks overbred and underfed. ish. i had an applehead that had crossed eyes, and she was sweet. i had to give her up, though, and she did not do well at my then sister-in-laws. go figger.
My daughter had a Siamese, Boo,whom I believe was of the knothead variety. His favorite activity was sitting on the front lawn staring at two other neighborhood cats; sort of like a coven without a quorum. He endeared himself to the entire family by capturing and bringing into the house a live copperhead snake (poisonous, and aggressive), which then took up residence under the grandfather clock. Naturally, I was in Germany at the time, so a neighbor got to play the hero role.
Well I'm with you. I think a cat should look "cuddly" and the wedge head certainly isn't that. That cat looks downright scary. I love cats but we can't have them because my son is extremely allergic. Hopefully yours is not.
I think the wedge-head looks like a bat. But I like bats, so that's not necessarily bad. On the other hand, perhaps cats should look like cats (and not bats)?
On the break issue: Technically, we get a break, but--cruelty of cruelties--it's only 1 day long, and the following day we are required to turn in mid-semester grade reports. So in exchange for one measly day off of prep & teaching, I have to figure out grades. CLEARLY not a fair tradeoff!!! I'll be in the corner, grading and grumbling now...
I say have the boy read Cather anyway. Or better yet: Charles Eastman's From the Deep Woods to Civilization (a Lakota boy goes east) or Ella Deloria's Waterlily (same era, diff. perspective)!
The transition from Laura Ingalls Wilder to Willa Cather is an exciting time. Wilder could be re-read, as darker, afterwards, if you moved quickly. Or you could introduce the Cather and then let your kid reflect on the differences, since he's re-reading Laura Ingalls . . . I've re-read everything I ever read in elementary and high school and I don't think it hurt me. Unless . . . nevermind.
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