Been away from the group for a long time.  Very sad to see the crap that now
predominates.  I guess some a*^%$#s just can't stand the idea that people
love their pets.

OK, so now I have 5 cats.  I have a second black cat named Jack, actually
Giacomo but Jack for short, and my deceased father's cat, Jade - a chocolate
brown tortie.  My 3rd cat M'Tazz (sister was Razz - get it) is still his
same wired, weird self - convinced that his demise lies around every corner
and still sleeps with one eye open.

Anyway, my latest "acquisition" is a kitten I took in last December from a
horrid warehouse where she was expected to be a champion mouser in lieu of
food.  So I catnapped her and named her Noel.  She's sort of a silver
tabby - with dark cloud lining,  She is a holy terror.  She's now about 10
months old.  Destroyed about a grand worth of my stuff so far including 3
computer laptop chargers, an expensive clay cookpot, my mattress, my living
room curtains.  My stereo speakers are beyond hope so I have surrendered
them to her.  She keeps me awake at all hours.  She gets into trouble,
trees, roof.  She likes to play mind games with me and she is probably the
bossiest little brat you ever saw - all 7 pounds of her.  She terrorizes my
one cat M'Tazz (though I secretly think he likes it), she wrestles with Jack
and he lets her win, she thinks my hand is a chew toy and I look like I have
been tending rose bushes without gloves.  My boss cat, Buddy, who if anyone
recalls was terribly sick the last time I posted, is now once again the king
of my home and doing fairly still- she utterly respects him even though he
has never so much as even hissed at her.  She just knows.

So in short, I love her.  What is wrong with us?  I think she may like me,
too.  She has started to bring me gifts.  A few leaves, and today a chunk of
landscaping bark.  All brought to me and deposited at my feet.

Life with 5 cats is a challenge.  So many personalities, so much cat litter.

Paul