Gratuitous Manipulative Feline Posting

Via Lynn S I found The Daily Kitten - "A new kitten every day....at 3:07 p.m"

The "Awww" factor is what you might image.

As regular readers may know, there are two cats at Orgle Manor. I don't much care for cats. Each of them knows this.

The elder, Jenny, has now firmly reached middle age and is, as typical, much more demanding of attention than she used to be. In fact, every morning when I get up for work, she insists - with loud yowling - on at least five minutes' worth of non-stop petting. This can prove very difficult when one is trying to do up one's tie at the same time.

The younger, Bella, has taken to throwing herself in my lap every time I sit down, where she thoroughly enjoys having her throat and jaw stroked. The other day, the Missus remarked on how sweet this was, how evident it was of Bella's total trust in me.

"Yes," I replied, "but you do realize that if the situation were reversed, she'd rip my throat out, gut me on the spot and save my bones to be crunched for the marrow later?"

The Missus is fond of cats.

When I make remarks like this, she's not so fond of me.