April 26, 2004
the scene: the welcome mat at my backdoor. cats: Meow! Meow! Meow! (roughly translated as, “can’t you see there’s a door there? I could be on the other side of it! Why haven’t you opened it yet?!”) me: you don’t want to go out there. it’s cold and raining. cats: Meow! Meow! Meow! me: OK. [...]
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April 24, 2004
this morning I woke up to the warm weight of a cat curled atop my pregnant belly, quietly bathing itself. when I opened my eyes I saw a second cat curled around my head, fast asleep on his back so that his little head, upside down, filled my entire field of vision. an excellent reminder [...]

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