This is a test post to see if this blog works.

The cat's name is "Snuffles" (aka "Mr. Snuffles") and he is the avatar I use for school. He is my favorite character from my favorite comic strip "Pearls Before Swine"  and I sincerely hope the creator Stephan Pastis uses him in more story-lines. (And for all those data-miners out there here is a bone (but you probably already know this)) - I have a cat that looks just like Snuffles named "Chimney" (among other names), except that he is orange.