On the occasion of Trooper's 15th Birthday

Saturday. Bright and cold, but most importantly? It is December 14.

This is Trooper's 15th birthday. The celebrations began early with the Birthday Cat taking his place on the Living Room Observation Post, where, after careful study, he was able to report with confidence that the garden, the lawn, and the maple trees were correctly placed. He then withdrew to share a teaching breakfast with his grandson. He's now asleep on the copilot's chair.

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Today, is all about reading galleys, interspersed with one's duty to the cats, changing the bed, and figuring out what's for lunch. (Breakfast, for those keeping score, was oatmeal with walnuts and raisins, because Food is Boring. It strikes me that I would not make a very good Haosa.)

Possibly, I'll knock off early and watch "Red One." Or, yanno, not.

Which leads to the question -- What's your favorite seasonal movie? I rather liked "While You Were Sleeping," and I know there's much fondness for "Die Hard" -- but, else?

Picture of the Birthday Cat: