Confession time! I'm a HUGE cat person. Dogs get the credit for this, but cats are just as loyal and playful as dogs.
I am a dog person so you have to convince me about cats ;)
Well to start, how often do any dogs you know hunt mice or other "vermin" around your house?  I know the corgi I used to have wouldn't.  All she was good for was sass.
I do admit I like that domestic cats still have their wild instinct in them and dogs are become less of a "wolf"
I just appreciate cat behaviors in general, from their body language, to their playing styles, and their urine marking.  Actually, forget what I said about their urine marking.  That's no fun at all.
:) but why are cats less domesticated than dogs?
Maybe because domestication has to do with mutual relationships. It always seems to me that we need cats more than they need us.  Can't say I feel the same way about dogs.
i guess dogs are more dependent on a pack and cats are more individualistic
Cat's are known to have their own packs, although they're called colonies.  There's even a book series about them that my friend Megan loves called Warriors by Erin Hunter.
how about them six toe cat colonies in Cuba, the Earnest Hemingway cats
You mean polydactyl cats? They make me think of a cat-dinosaur hybrid!  Poor cats with extra toes!