A sobering song goes down easier...

...when you listen to it with a content, purring cat:

One recent day, I listened to Cheryl Wheeler's "The Rivers," an effective, ominous tune about the dangers of pollution.  I know that petting my cat, Sylvia, and listening to her purr won't solve such a large environmental issue, but I continue to recycle--and remember, thanks to my cat, that there's still a lot of goodness in the world.