Mark Twain once went on book tour with a fellow author who was such a lush that Twain locked him in their hotel room until it was time for them to go & speak before their admirers.
When Twain unlocked the door his colleague was even drunker than before. The confined author had bribed a bellhop to hold a bottle of whiskey on the other side of the door with a straw through the keyhole, and he imbibed deeply.
Anyway, I once had a beautiful cat who came when I called on any occasion, & always craved attention. I had rescued her as a kitten & my wife said she was `my cat’. Miss them both......
"Adversity introduces a man to himself."
SIgh. Life here is so short for all of us, but sometimes longest for those who are left.