Earlier today, Broos gamely arrived and we marched nearly 2 miles down the Los Penasquitos trail and nearly 2 miles back. We saw a cute little squirrel, some unidentifiable birds, a couple of finches, three horses (with riders) and a deer. Also many bikers and surprisingly, runners. It was roughly high noon and these chipper runners were running around! What possesses these people?

I have my door open, so Mittens is bravely exploring the outdoors. When something startles him, he dashes back in and lays on the little vinyl entry tiles. But with every step, he gets braver and bolder. Currently, he is sitting on the steps leading down and away from my apartment.

He seems so lonesome. I'm gone most of the day and night during the week, and while I try to pay attention to him, he ravens for more. Then I worry that I'm teaching him to whine till I pet him, so I resist. But he's really so cute, it's hard to say no. Unfortunately, Maggie just hates him, so when Rob brings her down, it's not going to be a happy reunion, at least on her part. He'll enjoy having someone around, but what he really needs is someone around who will love him back. He needs a different sort of cat-buddy.

Don't worry, Rob :) I'm not getting another cat while you aren't here to stop me. I'm just making an observation.

For now, anyway.