In a time of so much hard-to-watch, angering crap going on out there, I thought I'd share some random non-me stuff in hopes of spreading some happiness.

My dad- somewhat reserved, kinda boring, and not always much fun- is the proud owner of some new pajama pants. He and mom did some post-Christmas shopping recently and came home with these. 

Cookie, Anyone?

As you may remember, dad spent Christmas week babysitting the boss's pooch. Dad often takes pictures of the big ol' lumbering, slobbery goofnut, and he really likes this shot he took during a moment of not galloping through the house like a bull in a china shop. 

  That's about all I got for this week, folks. I've only got so much in me. I'm pushing dad to make our next post about me and only me. I hope you can find and spread some happiness in these trying times.

 Well, here we are. 2026. Wonder what the new year will bring? Anyhoo, so as you've seen before with my predecessor, I like helping mom and dad work on puzzles, 

Dad had to go to the boss's house after a recent snow/ice storm and saw these hoof prints frozen across the driveway. 

We felines are no strangers to, um, peculiar sleeping positions. Dad wanted to include this shot of me sleeping in, well, anyway-

While mom and dad sipped their morning drinks recently, dad thought he'd be funny (and I use the term loosely) and put his coffee cup insulator sleeve on my head.

So there you have it. My first mishmash post of the year. I'll end it with a trio of shots of me at, according to mom and dad, my most adorable. 

 Warmest holiday greetings from me, mom, dad and whoever this guy is.  

Here's an outtake, and I've gotta add that dad often takes liberties with his descriptions of mom's, umm, youthfulness, let's call it. I've been around them long enough now to confirm that it actually balances out his ever-increasing crotchety old man-ness.