Pole Dancer in training? Considering that all this kitten managed to do was leap onto the handle of my snow shovel and slide down, maybe it's training for a career as a firefighter. I guess the snow shovel should have been put away for the season by now, but we are in the grip of a cold damp spell in the weather and Al gore's friends keep telling us global warming is going to cause a new ice age - or some other crise du jour.