Charles Perrault, a French writer, was born on January 12, in 1628. Perrault popularized the story of Puss-N-Boots. In 17th century France, a land in which the memories of the Renaissance witchcraft trials (and their attendant cruelty to cats) were still vivid to some, in this land and since,the popularity of this story--of a cat wearing boots and cleverly acquiring a fortune for its owner--needs an explanation. I don't have one: what is the appeal of this story, is it a coded account of Protestant triumph, or an account of capitalist values. Not sure, yet.
Kevin Mitnick was born on August 6, 1963. He was at one time the most wanted criminal computer hacker in the world. Nowadays he is a rich (and deservedly so) computer security consultant. His latest book (2008) is titled: "No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing." Mitnick co-authored this book, and I am not sure if he or his co-author has a cat, but one of them definitely does. This book mentions shredding old mail to use for cat litter.
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