Powderpuff or fully haired variety

Argh! Freakish mutant non-hairless dog!

Kidding. That doggie is cute too.

Benefits of cats:

Old cats will prewarm your bed for you, for the small price of being allowed to share said bed.

Young cats promote agility and alertness by lurking on top of doors or in shadows, waiting to spring out at you.

Cats save you the bother of nuking a bag of rice to lay on your forehead when you have sinus problems--plus they come with the optional pulsating massage.

Peruvian Hairless Dog

This picture just made me laugh and laugh.

Cats kill bugs. This is a great positive IMO. And they keep mice away. We wre the only people on our floor not to have mice in our NYC building. Also they make me laugh with the CrazyAss wrestling games and other goofy antics, as well as lowering my blood pressure instantly by having beautiful serene sleepy cat face. Also cozy and soft.

My cat makes me giggle when she jumps onto my chest when I'm lying on my couch, stands so she's looking straight down into my eyes, and "Mrrow!"s as loud as possible before lying down to be petted. She sounds so delightfully bitchy when she does this.

I am also flashing on the Neil Gaiman story about the cat that protected the family from bumpinthenights. I never worry about the Thing in the Closet anymore, because I feel sure my two cats will give off some feline Creepy Beastie warning.

Now, they may not protect me from it, but I feel certain that with warning, I can fling rock salt/a Popsicle cross/a scared cat at siad Beastie and prevail...or at the very least, flee to safety.

I never worry about the Thing in the Closet anymore, because I feel sure my two cats will give off some feline Creepy Beastie warning.

I don't worry because I figure the cats are responsible for the bumpinthenights!

Yea gods, I hate the week of the submission deadline. Panicky people! Demandy people! Procrastinators!

I took a nap today with Bartleby curled up inside the hollow my side-sleeping created. Not much better than waking up, lifting my head slightly and seeing drowsy pooch-snoot peeking up inquiringly. Are we done sleeping now? Gosh that was fun. Wanna play ball to get the 'ol juices moving again? Any snacks around? And? I love you the most."

Yep. I had cats all my life growing up...and love all my friends' pusses, but pooch snoot makes my heart sing these days.

Apparently Isaiah Washington just fired his publicist. Yeah, because that's where the problem lies.

I hear Lee Anne DeVette is looking for work!

A cat demands that you be strong enough to cope with a creature who loves you on its own terms.

Eh. You can ignore a cat just as well as you can ignore a dog. But y'all keep your pets indoors.