I have found that such distractions are so much nicer than the "in office" kind...but I appreciate the dilemma. Ritz has a tendency to park her sizeable behind on the laptop - a message I think that says "cat needs attention-do the math".

However, I have made a purr-pad and old towel perch on top of the file cabinets next to the window, and another such perch next to the computer on top of the desk. I will, in desperation, warm up a towel in the dryer and place it on top of one of those spots to "lure" her highness - works every time and always results in a fairly long catnap .

I had to buy a new external modem recently because my internal one pooped out...thisnew one one makes a lot of noise. I came into the room to find Ritz had put her paw under it and lifted it up on its side...she was trying to get the noise to stop...had to put it inside a little suitcase to keep her from obsessing about it and trying to chew the phone/power cables!!

I've also come to realize that if she insists on interruption, and it is accompanied by a retrieved fake mousie dropped in my lap, it is time for a catfee break (coffee & cat play)!