But he was unlike the Renaissance man in that his own personal problems lent a bitter urgency, a sense of emotional desperation and intensity and determination to all he said, eyes flashing,
calm voice firmly enunciating, occasional smile revealing a man still with roots deep in the Saxon soil from which he continued to draw a stream of homely metaphors and coarse comment.
Count to 10 and
calm down, and then
firmly take hold of your kitten, say «No» in a firm clear
voice and put the kitty either in his bed — or in his safe zone if you've created one and he's still using it.