The woman has been staying up later thus cutting down my opportunity to surf the web when she she’s safely in bed. I really need to check up on pet food news. It’s not looking good.

However every cloud has a silver lining and some things you encounter in your life are eye-opening. They can hit you fair on the nose and make you realise that you have a fairly comfortable life. You’re one of the lucky ones. Take, for example, these strange rules and regulations regarding the behaviour of cats. People, like these laws, are indeed perplexing.

• International Falls, Minnesota : Cats are not allowed to chase dogs up telephone poles.
• Columbus, Georgia : Cats may not yowl after 9 pm.
• Duluth, Minnesota : Cats may not sleep in a bakery.
• Ventura County, California : Cats are not allowed to mate without a permit.
• California : Cats may not mate within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

It’s a hard life.