I have cats for lots of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is that I like to watch them. They’re always up to something crazy, even when they’re old men like my cats. They might become cranky old cats, but they still always seem to have a little bit of kitten in them.

Just last night I watched my cat Simon glide along the carpet, snake-like. He wasn’t doing anything important, he was just wandering. Suddenly, Spike came out of nowhere and pounced on Simon, who jumped a mile. I watched them roll around on the carpet, wrestling like they did when they were little kittens.

Then they curled up together into what we call the "kitty yin yang". I love those two guys.

[Photo: Jeffraham Prestonian]