->     I have a black cat nearly a year old.  He was weaned by his mom befor I
-> got him, and I always held him while doing things.  The past few months
-> though, he has this weird habit of licking my nose.  He won't just lick
-> once or twice- if I don't stop him, he will almost lick a bloody spot!
-> He even tries "rooting" my nose- that is, trying to get inside my nose.
->   Sounds weird, I know.  I joke that he is trying to slowly suffocate
-> me, or "steal my soul through my nose" when talking about it with other
-> cat owners.  No one seems to know why he does it.  It is mainly when I
-> go to bed, as he will get on my chest, grab my face in his paws (and he
-> still has claws!) to hold me still so he can lick my nose raw.
-> Anyone have any ideas?
->
-> Jammer...
-> "trying to herd cats is like trying to nail jello to a tree"- anon.

If you can stand it, put a little perfume or some other stinky-to-a-cat
thing on the tip of your nose. Do this until he decides the nose is not
enjoyable to lick. If you can't stand something stinky, then the only thing
I can think of is to cover your nose!