This morning, with the sun shining brightly and the city stirring, I lie in bed with my face pressed to Miles' shoulder. The alarm clock has sounded and we are into our first snooze cycle. I stir as a delightful sound caresses my ears. Miles, eyes closed and voice drowsily tender, asks, "Are you Smiling?"

I answer, lazily content, "Yes—I just heard the coffeemaker start."

I received pictures from my aunt Brenda this morning. It seems that they purchased a video entitled Catnip for their feline's viewing pleasure. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat an animal. My aunts are first class human beings.

Below, you see Bandit (the fluffy gal on the left) and Clem's interest in the material.