I picked up the scooper and emptied the litterbox into the trash can. It was now clean for use. I then placed the trash can back under the sink, making sure the baby locks would keep out my little tykes. All was good.

Then I saw him. Once again, Torre, my grey tabby cat, seemed to have a fascination with the fact that the door under the sink props open a little bit. I've never really bothered to figure out why. I guess it's just a fault in the design.

Torre was staring at it with interest. He put his left front paw up to it and batted it with curiosity.

I needed to get to brush my teeth and go to sleep. I really didn't feel like being bothered by a kitty playing with the door under the sink.

“C'mon Torre, leave it alone. Pssst. Go away.”

I took my knee and closed the door all the way as I brushed my teeth. Then I could see the wheels in his little head turning. He backed away a couple feet, but still stared with interest. His eyes started looking at both of the doors that hold the secrets to what's under the sink. He was devising a way to get in.

I'm certain he was thinking, “If I only had an opposable thumb, I'm sure I could take this door off the hinge.” Alas, he did not have an opposable thumb.

I finished brushing my teeth. Who cares if he plays with it now. I walked into the bedroom and turned off all the lights except the one by my bedside.

*thunk, thunk*

Blast it! Torre was playing with door trying to feign like he had that thumb he longed for. I needed to blow my nose anyway. So I grabbed a kleanex, blew my nose and opened the door to throw it away.

Out from under the sink ran my tubby brown tabby cat, Tiziano, “Dang it, Daddy! Stop locking me away in places.”

“Well, if you'd stop crawling into closets and dresser drawers, this wouldn't be a problem!”

With stories like this, I'm sure you can see why am creating a CD of cat songs called Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. The new website is now up and I'm building a great list of quotes from cat lovers who getting the crazys with the idea. The only problem I'm having… raising money. Guess that will come with time.