Thank you all! Howard had a wonderful Gotcha Day He woke me up, bright and early, pawing at the door (he's not allowed in the bedroom at night, because he wouldn't allow anyone to get any sleep). I let him in, and he demanded, not asked for, but demanded attention for at least 20 minutes....meowing VERY loudly whenever I stopped petting him for more than 10 seconds. He head-scrubbed, flopped down, rolled back and forth, kneeded the air, and just totally relished in the petting. At one point he even pushed his sister out of the way so he could have ALL the attention for himself. He then enjoyed a nice breakfast of his favorite cat food...and even managed to mooch a piece of roast beef while I was making lunch. My guess is he spent the rest of the day (while I was at work) being lazy--either on "his" spot in the middle of the bed or in "his" mushroom chair. For a before-bed treat, he mooched a spoonful of blueberry yougart (again, he bumped his sis out of the way so she couldn't get near it). All-in-all...a cat couldn't ask for a better day.