Tonight, I was determined to eat dinner at my kitchen table without giving into Collette the cat's demands for a snack. She'd just had dinner shortly before I started eating.
After she bit my feet a few times, however, I relented and gave her a small snack. As I went to get her food, I sang softly to the tune of "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney & Wings.
"I'm caving in," I sang. "I'm caving in..."