Spring Break and Kitty Study Buddies

It is spring break, so I am using this week to catch up on lectures and school work. My cat Chaucer is a great study buddy, always by my side. He's the Himalayan pictured on the right. Below is Geno when he was a kitten. We think he is part Ragdoll, since he is such a big boy now at 16 pounds! Geno is not a very good study buddy since he tries to lay on the keyboard and swats at the arrow on the computer screen.

In addition to companionship, it turns out pets are good for our health, too. A study at the Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has shown that interacting with animals can benefit you physically and emotionally. The article goes on to say that so much evidence is piling up that the National Institutes of Health is going to invest $2 million into new research on the topic. I was doubtful, but it's true: Feds offer research grants on interactions between pets, children.

So, thank you to all pets! Now, move out of the way, Geno, it's time to get back to work...