no, we haven't gone and "acquired" any new animal - there'll be none of that, please god, for a decade or so. but this teen-cat was born earlier this spring, at which time he was the darling of the neighborhood and everybody talked about catching him and making him their own. then he got a bit grown and gangly and i guess everybody decided not to. he seems to do very well for himself - we saw him across the street the other day, chasing pigeons in a way that looked like it might prove successful. he always comes to say hi, and this morning i facilitated an intense, nose-to-nose getting-to-know-you visit between him and ripley (she misses frank since he moved away and she really wants an outdoor cat-friend).