Most of my adult life has been spent in the company of cats. At present there are four.
    1. Orca, a black and white tuxedo cat is the doyen and only female.
    2. Hector is a tortoise shell; slender, very fast, and imagines himself to be an incarnation of Pele. He never goes to the vet because he's uncatchable.
    3. Fenris is black; built like a bear, heavily armed, and usually a coward. On the rare occasions when he decides to contest an issue, he stalks rather than chases.
    4. Melvin is an idiot. White with a blue spot between his ears, he's only interested in food and laps. Obese, of course, but with four, we can't feed them separately.