After daily visits to this site for 2 years (I think it's been that long at least!), Buddy's Mom is very happy to let you all see my gorgeous boy -- those pictures just don't do him justice. He did actually turn on the TV by stepping on the remote -- at first when I got up I was afraid of an intruder! Just last week he was mesmerized by the Big Red Dog cartoon (his name escapes me at this moment) and I actually held him up to the laptop this morning to see his face -- I've never had a cat that is interested in two dimmensional images before. When he was very young, he'd walk around the TV or the large floor mirror to check and see if whatever he was seeing was behind either one. He is a delight, as is his brother Max (20lbs Russian Blue) and my Umbrella cockatoo "Boo" and the lovebird, who's name is either Sweetpea or Sh*thead, depending on whether or not he's screaming at us -- he is always teasing the cats! I had no idea "Bucky" was from NJ -- read the strip online daily -- Buddy's much nicer -- and very shy. It takes him a full hour to come out of hiding when a stranger is in the house -- and sometimes he doesn't appear at all. He has very definite ideas about who he'll socialize with. I've never had a shy cat before -- his mother was timid too...

Thanks for all the nice words -- it made my day! I'm currently searching for my next job and you guys lifted me right out of the gloom.