Also as cat-lover and curator I ditto everything everyone else said. I think if offices and collection areas are separate where the cat won't end up wandering around your Chihuly, or upholstered anything, it might work out great!, plus, they can be a great indicator of ineffective pest control (or a part of your pest control!) Anyway - for those wondering about typing and computers, etc. check out this hysterical product! It detects kitty-typing and then produces an offensive noise! http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/ Erin On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Debra Loguda-Summers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Also as an animal lover (2 dogs and a cat) just fyi on your computers; > animal hair can cause problems if the computers are not cleaned. Keep on > eye on the computer fans and make sure they don't have animal (or people) > hair around them. > > As for the collection, I won't go into the problems with having animals > :) Enjoy > > >>> "Janzen, Mark" <[log in to unmask]> 4/16/2008 4:30 PM >>> > > (noting that I am a lover of cats, and bypassing all discussion of animals > in or around collections.) > > > > The cat will take charge. You will not need to worry about that decision. > > > > He/she will inform you of when feeding and scooping is necessary by doing > all of the things you have tried to teach it not to do. > > > > They will pay for themselves, at least in the sense of office enjoyment, > assuming no one is allergic. You will all become deft at shielding your > keyboards from their curious attentions. > > > > Enjoy. > > > > Mark Janzen > > Registrar/Collections Manager > > Ulrich Museum of Art > > Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection > > 316-978-5850 > > > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Cindy Boyer > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:52 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* office cats? > > > > Do any of you have office cats? We are considering the adoption of one, > and wondered what are all the ramifications. Does one person take charge? > Who pays the bills? Who does the feeding and scooping? > > > > Cindy Boyer > > Director of Museums and Education > > The Landmark Society of Western New York > > 133 S. Fitzhugh St. > > Rochester NY 14608 > > (585) 546-7029 ext. 12 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > *The Landmark Society: Revitalizing Yesterday, Protecting Today, and > Planning for Tomorrow*** > > * * > > *www.landmarksociety.org* > > *Confessions of a Preservationist: The Landmark Society blog<http://landmarksocietywny.blogspot.com/> > * > > *Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12149056258> / MySpace<http://www.myspace.com/landmarksociety> > * > > > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- Erin Elizabeth Crissman ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).