>>Yeah, I'm definately not a cat person. Wait - I have three cats now. Hmmm... How did that happen? I know that I'm not a cat person, because I've always said it, and have always owned dogs. I "inherited" 3 kittens about 2 years ago, and know now that I am cat person. They have much more personality than I ever thought cats could have. They run to greet us in the morning and evenings. They love to be petted. They're really just like dogs, except they're smarter and I don't have to walk them... <g>
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>>Sounds like we have similar views and experiences ;)
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>>I didn't care for cats until I met my wife - to "prove" to her that I actually started to like cats, I bought her a kitten and kept it at my apartment until we got married. (We had to put the cat to sleep last year, after 12 years, and I never knew how hard that was going to be).
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>>We have 2 persians and a siamese (Ben, Jerry, and Cosmo) - yeah, they're like puppies, but smarter. The minute I sit on the couch to watch sports, all three wind up on my lap. In a way, it's like owning a perpetual 3-year old. They're great, I love them. Every night at 11, I turn off the lights and flash my laser pen all over the house, and they go spastic. My wife hates it when I do that!
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>The laser pen is probably the greatest cat toy ever invented. My guys will go up the wall after it, and jiggling it side to side as they run after is is a hoot. What's really neat is after they crump up one of the throw rugs, I run the light into one of the hollows under the rug and turn it off. Eventually they seem to figure it out, and have you ever gotten a really contemptuous sneer from a cat?

I used to use the reflection off my watch face on sunny days, to project a dancing white blob on the wall. It was a hoot.