“Currently, I have one cat, I’m young, I’m attractive, I do talk about things other than cats…”

A little boastful for a cat-lady, wouldn’t you say? It might be a bit more accurate just to tell the audience that you haven’t cracked any mirrors by looking in them… lately.

And then, I thought it was totally sweet for your mom to remember something you liked as a child. My mom did something similar. I used to like Garfield as a young-en, so she bought me every Garfield related piece of gear she could find. Including Garfield underwear in a size that I could only describe as bloomers. The briefs/balloon-pants stayed tucked in the back of my undies drawer (never actually worn) until my brother’s friend rifled through the drawer and took them. It was weird- and he may still have them. :: shudder ::

And then… grumble grumble…. It was with shock that I saw you took a photo of our Scrabble scores. The incriminating “AT” in the third column. Well, what your readers don’t know is that the top sheet from the note pad was actually covered in cat-related doodles- in your handwriting!

PS- Who is Charlie? And why do you want to marry him? For what its worth- Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Georgi does have a nice ring to it.

A:

I have been reading through your blog and found it most amusing. You must realize, though, you will now be on the receiving end of a virtually endless stream of cat-related gewgaws from you family and friends. Or at least your father.

Let’s see what you’re missing:

1. Cat bumper sticker (actually, you might have one, I haven’t looked)
2. Cat sunscreen
3. Cat coasters
4. Cat refrigerator magnets
5. Mona Lisa with cat thong - I really saw this on a cat site.
6. Cat license plate frame
7. The ever popular cat clock
8. A wide variety of Jesus / cat items wherein Jesus expresses his love for felines in general

Christmas will be soooo much fun this year.

Dad

(I do actually have cat magnets Dad, so you are out of luck!)