Today, as part of my sister Rebecca’s crap day, the news hit me that Oreo, that 15 year-old cluster of feline fur, has passed away. Oreo was a loyal, beautiful, incredibly stupid, and caring cat. She moved down to Florida with Rebecca who gave her hair cuts, painted her feet pink and blue, dressed her in fancy clothes and posed her for glamor photo shoots. Back when I was in high school, my cat Dude gave birth to Oreo and Dusty on my pillow, next to my head, while I slept. I distinctly remember the smell of the birth waking me up. Oreo will be missed.