Taz, a.k.a. “The Amazing Seismic Kitty,“ has been diagnosed with diabetes, but the vet says it’s been caught in its early stages. He’ll be staying with Chris’ mom in Chattanooga during our trip because one of Marie’s cats—Fred, a.k.a. “Marvin the Martian”—is also diabetic so Marie has experience with stabilizing a diabetic cat.

I think our future cat food bills are going to be bigger than we’re used to…