I was trying to herd a single cat this morning, and failed utterly. She has a blanky* she usually lies on. Then I get the other two couch cushions to myself. However, today she refused to use the blanky. Nope. Took over the middle couch cushion. Nine-pound cat prevented any human from usefully using the couch! I moved her. She perched on the edge of the couch, and the edge of the blanky, and refused to get on the blanky. Hissed at me for trying to suggest she move over a little! So there we stayed for the better part of the morning, I on the rest of the couch, cat perched uncomfortably on the edge.

* How the heck do you spell blanky? Blankey? Blankie? As in, small blanket? It all starts to look like gibberish after a while.