Pets

I've had lots of pets. My last one died in March 2000.   Here he is.  His name was The Dude:

The Dude checks out my camera

The Dude eats a sunflower seed

The Dude was a brown rat.  I used to have a black and white rat, but he didn't like to come out much and he didn't have a name.  The Dude enjoyed shoulder rides, eating my houseplants, and watching football, or at least stashing the popcorn while I watched football.  He also used to spend a lot of time beating up the one without a name and otherwise maintaining his social standing, which could be one of the reasons why I only had one pet for a while.