054/366: Unprecedented Catblogging

As noted yesterday, I'm visiting my sister for a few days, since I was on the West Coast anyway. Being here in Southern California, it seems appropriate to jack Kevin Drum's style and do some cat-blogging, and luckily enough, my sister is the Cat Person in the family. So, here they are:

My sister's cats. Clockwise from top left: Tate, Topher, Mona, Calliope, Oberon, Molly. My sister's cats. Clockwise from top left: Tate, Topher, Mona, Calliope, Oberon, Molly.

SteelyKid was really into the idea that we should get a cat for a while, though she's kind of cooled on that, but she'll probably like this photo a lot. Emmy... not so much.

I'm flying home tomorrow, leaving at an ungodly hour, so I'm not sure what you can expect by way of a photo of the day. But that's half the fun of this whole exercise, isn't it?

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