Ah, a fellow sufferer -g- I have RA with a shot of osteoarthritis.
Ok, is it your cat mayhaps? Ummmmmm...I know, I know! A liberal gremlin snuck out of DC and attacked your keyboard! Ooops, maybe it was the Matrix (scream) ;)
As a matter of fact, one of them is coming nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.