it since it is leather! Well, I guess I need to do some real work now. Catch you later. Update: The black cat ("CJ") just purred! Apparently scratching the flesh off my legs makes her very happy. So far she hasn't purred much... I was wondering if her purring apparatus was faulty... I have no idea what makes the purring sound, but you can be sure I'll research it... because it isn't like I have to find a job, or anything, is it? Or clean the house, or do grocery shopping, or paint everything, re-tile the bathroom, or de-clutter this house or look after children or... Update 2: Okay, a bit more career angst... there is a new career option I'm toying with... I am not ready to talk about it yet... I'll keep you posted. I'm sure you will wait with bated breath. Update 3: I just noticed in the picture above that I still have a job description tacked up on my bulletin board of a role that I thought I would get. It felt right -- I haven't heard back about it, and I should have by now, so I suspect the potential employer didn't agree with me. my gosh they are sweet! By no means could anyone EVER get bored of hearing about pets.... or seeing pictures! They are the sweetest kitties ever. Apparently you have one cat that can read, too funny! And I don't blame you for kitty proofing your stairs... when we were