Today was library day for me so I took a hike to snag some more books. Being a life-long fan of the Dewey Decimal System my first stop was in the stacks at 636.8 C, Wendy Christensen's fine The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care (2002, St. Martin's Press, NY).

I now know everything I need to know about clumping cat litter and how cats show love by simply tolerating your sad and simple inferior human carcass.

Well, I showed Mittens the litter box and then showed her where it is going to be. I'm ready for scoop duty if she's ready to use the ladies' room.

The mews and chirps and meows are starting to make sense now that I have been reading about cat behavior.

They are fascinating animals.

It's love and my wife of 37 years is in tears but I'm only human.

It was the sensuous pink lips, the sexy pointed ears, the large green eyes, the athletic fur-lined thighs and the long sleek tail.

No man could resist Mister Mittens' allure.