My Max (below) is a curious cat.

When I cook he is right there with me.. It was months after I brought him home from the shelter before he discovered the delights of the kitchen. Now he peers into the fridge with me and has even stepped right inside. The other day when I hadn't seen him for a while and couldn't find him in my tiny apartment, the fridge was one of the places I looked!! (He came sleepy-eyed out of the closet I had opened and shut earlier).

When I was making soup recently, something I do most weekends, he was there beside me, on his hind legs reaching toward the counter (he doesn't know yet he can jump onto the countertop... shhhhh!). I was slicing carrots for the soup and I looked down at him and said "Max, if you liked carrots I'd be happy to give you one but last time you ignored it after I gave it to you". A few minutes later when I was transferring the carrots to the soup pot, one slice fell onto the floor and Max picked it up and ran off with it! I followed shortly after and as I walked into the living room, I heard a crunching and there he was eating his carrot. It was as if to prove a point that day, as he never has eaten one since!

His loves are corn and .. .grape stems. When I eat grapes he will steal the whole bunch if I'm not watching carefully. So, to accomodate him, I pull the grapes off the stem, lay the stem on top of the bowl, and let him creep up and slowly 'steal' the stem then run off. He will play with it, tossing it up in the air, carrying it to the bare floor where he can bat it around better... I never know where or in how many pieces I will find it later.

He also loves ice cream--vanilla only please.

He is a fun and funny cat.