Cats

We have a couple cats.

Delilah

Nicknames: The Mustachioed Menace, The Tuftinator, Trouble

This is Delilah. We adopted her from a friend whose cat had kittens with some random alley cat. She can be a real diva, and despite her small size she is very fierce. Despite all that, she appears to like us enough to always insist on being around us, though always just barely out of arm's reach. Cuddles from her are extremely rare, usually when the humans are asleep. She does enjoy going on car rides with us though.

Her extremely floofy fur makes her look significantly bigger than she actually is.

She often makes a point of facing away from everyone as if to say she doesn't care about anyone else ... but she always has to be nearby so that everyone notices that she doesn't care.

Zeus

Nickname: Handsome Boy, Lasercat (on account of some of the meows he does)

This is my buddy Zeus, a cat we rescued from being sent to a shelter. We weren't planning on having a second cat, but we didn't want to see him go where he'd most likely end up being put down.

He's leaning against my leg and purring right now as I write this, just like in the photo.

He eats a lot of food and is a pretty timid guy, but over time he's been slowly getting bolder. He's a fairly big dude and surprisingly strong. He hates being picked up but will usually come over for cuddles on his own, so that's not a big deal.