Reply #30: Cool question. Just to share something strange...

[Mike03]

This is kind of personal but it is absolutely true. About a year and a half ago (or, well, not long after Bush was re-elected) I lapsed into a very serious depression, and my cat began sticking to me like tape to a wall. I mean, he is a great cat, but it occurred to me that the more depressed and hopeless I was, the more he would not let me out of his sight. Even now, when I get a bit down, he tends to cling more than when I am doing really well.