An Alien Wakeup Call

It's time we all woke up to the fact that aliens walk among us. It seems recently that everyone is coming forward with reports of abduction by aliens at some point in their lives, but not me. I caught on to that alien game early on. You see, I have cats.

Maybe many of you other cat owners know what I'm talking about. Cats are inventive tricksters. They love playing with our minds, and that characteristic combined with a very demanding ego can create havoc. One of their eccentricities is at some early morning hour, they boldly go where others would fear to tread. Mine usually approach just before dawn. Sometimes they let you know they're coming, but often they just magically appear standing on your chest, their nose nearly touching yours. Their message is clear: "I'm hungry and the food bowl is empty," or "I want out. Now."

So far it's not too bad. Anyone with kids or dogs knows about early morning demands. Cats take it a step further. When you come awake from the weight on your chest, perhaps the touch of a cold, damp nose, or the tickle of a whisker against your cheek, the first thing you see upon opening your eyes is ... an alien! Sometimes, just for fun, they play this game in the middle of the night, waking you from REM state. All you perceive is eyes and nose, not recognizable being. Don't believe me? Check out these comparison photos of cat in action versus police suspect drawing.

This is your cat playing with your brain while you remain in some hallucinatory dream state. I wonder how many of those reporting alien abductions owned a cat?