living in a fish tank

Do you have any pets living at your house? We have two cats, George and Seamus, who share the house with us. Yes, if you have pets you understand--you live in your pets' home, not the other way around. By the way, George is orange and white, and Seamus is black and white. The picture to the side was taken last fall. They rarely sleep like this anymore--cooties or soemthing might be the deterrent.

The other day, I was sitting on the floor, and George and Seamus were walking around me. It was like having sharks swimming around you in the water. Anyway, I started to think that having indoor pets is like choosing to live inside a fish tank. If you think about it, it's a pretty good analogy. Now, if I could only find the equivalent of algae-eaters. Oh wait! Julie mentioned that for cats, the algae-eaters are dogs. Yeah, pretty gross.

Here's a picture of a well-known "cat" algae-eater. His name is Bobski. I have spent a couple of weekends with him. If anything, a visit with him is memorable. He specializes in unexpected funiture modfication and occasionally shares his remodelling ideas to his owners while they are away at work. What an amazing animal! He's also had an eye-lid lift. That's right ladies, Bob's had some cosmetic surgery!

Now, I'm not certain if one could say that living with Bob is like living in a fish tank--a little more like a whale tank. But, it is a little amazing to watch animals roam around you while you're sitting still.