I caught part of a profile of Sting (the musician, formerly of The Police)
on the Ovation channel. There were a number of shots of him at his (rather
large) country house.  In one, he is playing chess and has a gorgeous black
cat on his lap.  In another, he is rehearsing with some brass players, or
rather, about to rehearse.  A lovely orange tabby wanders through the room,
and takes off at a run when the brass starts playing!

He also has at least 2 d*gs, a large wolf-hound looking one, and a small
terrier type one.

Not that I needed another reason to like the man (he could sing about sweat
socks and I'd listen), but this certainly doesn't hurt!

-Caroline S.