My profile says that I had "a beautiful dog". That was very true. ::: Sadly, I had to change it to "I have a beautiful cat". Also true. Nadja is very cute: 5 lbs of hair and 1 lb of cat. ::: She missed the dog for quite a while, but she is coming around very nicely. Out of her mourning period. ::: Animals, unlike humans, live in the moment. They don't feel self-pity. They get on with living. ::: Sometimes I'd wish I were my pets. Life would be so simple. Wouldn't it? ::: Wouldn't mind being my own pet, they've all lived in such style. Not spoiled at all, but no worries either. I never did charge any of them rent. (smile) ::: As for that photo you see in my profile? If truth be known wish I still looked like that. It was in the 80s, about the age I am now. Right off my Concordia University I.D. card. Proof I was actually there. Not to be confused with having studied there, just that I was in the building. (grin) ::: I didn't want to scare you to death. I scare myself, and that's enough fright. ::: But in my own defense, if you did meet me in person, you would recognize me by that photo. A tad older, slightly grayer, but not much else has changed.