The other night, I got up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. I climbed back in bed and looked at the clock. It was about 1:45 AM. I closed my eyes and tried to fall back asleep. I could hear a small storm outside. Light rain, a bit of lightening. Nothing too major.

I looked over at the door and noticed it was cracked open a little. That means The Cat must be in the room. I close the door when I go to bed, but don't shut it, so he can push it open if he wants.

Soon, he jumped on my bed and walked next to me until he was near my shoulder. And then, he did something he never does.

"MEEEEOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!"

You have to understand, this cat is trained well. Normally he sleeps all through the night and knows not to bother us. Sometimes he wakes The Roommate when she has hit her snooze alarm too many times and he knows she's shouldn't be late to work that day. How he knows is beyond me but somehow he does.

I don't have that problem. I usually wake up before my alarm clock and if I do hit the snooze, it's only once. But no, this morning, this 1:45-sh in the AM morning, he decided to chat.

"MEEEEOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!"

I was still awake so I put my finger to my lips and shushed him.

"SSSSSsssshhhhhh!!!!"

I laid my head back on the pillow and closed my eyes. Then I hear what I can only imagine is the feline equivalent of a whisper.

"meeeeoooooowwwww."

It wasn't a sad, pathetic "mew". It was the same meow as before, only more hushed. Breathier. Quieter.

I started to laugh, but didn't want to encourage that kind of behavior, so I shushed him again.

And then...he did it again.

"meeeeoooooowwwww."

I didn't know whether to punish him or be impressed in his nuances.