I just got one of those fancy grind-and-brew coffeemakers (gift from my mother--I can't afford such things ). It's got a timer, so I can put in the coffee beans and water the night before and wake up to coffee in the morning.

Well, I discovered that there's no sleeping late when that timer's set! When the grinder kicks in, all 42 (OK, maybe five or six) cats on the bed go flying for cover. I pretty much get trampled in the stampede.