2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Forget Sanders and Clinton for a moment. This is a symbolic schism that has been long brewing [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)I thought of you as a sensitive person, a la Jane Goodall, who loves our nearest animal relatives. Gorillas are amazing creatures. KoKo, in particular, is special for me because she liked cats and asked for and received a little orange kitten whom she held and played with gently and happily. For some reason, the great apes have a fondness for cats as pets.
I understand how you feel about cats, having been a cat person since infancy. To this day, I think fondly of all the kitties I've had, and I still miss them. Currently, I've been adopted by a stray, an elegant, athletic street girl who hunts like a champ (I try to dissuade her), is very self-possessed, but also affectionate when she feels like it.
Your KoKo sounded like a very sweet cat. The only Siamese I've ever had was a slim, lanky, blue-eyed Siamese mix who made friends and fans all over the neighborhood. He also found me as a stray.
There's no reason for you to change your name. Anyway one looks at it, it's a nice person who loves animals. It says nice things about you.