It is with great regret that I must inform you that my sweet little
Mistletoe has abdicated her supervisory duties.  And that it's my fault.

A couple of weeks ago, I needed to retrieve some information from an old
computer of mine (couldn't read the backup diskette).  I set it up on my
computer table and that's when the problem started.  Prior to that, my
computer table had (left to right) my main monitor, a phone, a couple of
other small things, a swing-arm lamp, my system unit, and a printer.  In
front of the swing-arm lamp mounting bracket was a doubled fake
sheepskin and, on top of the sheepskin, a bath sheet (big towel) folded
in eighths.  This was the supervisor's spot.

Whenever I came down to the computer, Mistletoe assumed her supervisory
position on her padded perch.  I had maybe 15 seconds to put the lamp
right over her and turn it on.  Failure to do so elicited a piteous
Me-ow-ow-ow which continued until my oversight was rectified.

The old monitor claimed the supervisor's spot.  Missy was much
displeased when she came to claim her rightful spot and found a big
clunky thing in *her* place.

She would still come down when I did but only to tell me she needed to
go OWT (into a fully-fenced back yard and never unsupervised).  When the
big clunky thing took over her spot, she gave up after about 4 days and
didn't even look to see that it's no longer there.

So I'm left on my own downstairs now.  I hope she'll return to her
duties soon.

Sam