Six cats. Minnie never begs. Tenny and Georgia will wait, patiently, then walk away. Ally isn't interested in people food. Dakky stares at me and makes this sad cry, but won't eat much at all. None of them care for people food, except sometimes.

TEX is AWFUL. HORRIBLE. AWFUL. He not only begs, he steals, too. He inches over, like I can't see a black bean pole moving across a wood table? He just leans over and starts eating. He had a piece of steak the size of Binx's head in his mouth last week. What was he going to do with it, spend an three hours knawing on it? He does know when I am at my wits end, and I start screaming at him. He slinks away, behind me, and comes up on my other side. I usually share dinner with him. I cut the stuff up small, and put it on the edge of my plate, and we eat in companionable silence.

That which doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.