I just called the animal hospital at 6 p.m. Friday and asked if they have lab results yet for Hobbes. No, they have not.

Now I am not feeling too well. It isn't the flu or a cold. I think I haven't been eating right since he took ill. Tonight, nausea or no nausea, I am making a cheeseburger. That's 'eating right' in my book.

Also, I am consuming more coffee than ever. Nerves. And the coffee makes the nerve edge even worse. I'll never learn.

14 days now without a Camel.

I think that if the results prove out the doctor's diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) for Hobbes, that it will also show the disease is pretty advanced. They took 125cc of fluid out of his abdomen. That's a huge amount.

The steroid is making him hungry and he is eating solids now. I tempted him today with Gerber baby food, chicken and gravy.

Have you seen the price of tuna? OMG! It has doubled! I am scratching it from my diet. It is about the same price as salmon.

Since I have not been able to afford much beef anymore, you could call me a quasi-vegan-semi-carnivore. My meats are chicken, pork and expired on-sale hamburger.

The cats eat better than me.

Peyton Manning is in Denver. I think he will sign with the Broncos. It makes sense. Definitely not the Jets. He would not play in the same town as his brother. Washington? Hell no! Then he would have to face his brother's team twice a year. Miami? Maybe, but the Broncos need him more. My Browns would have loved to have him but my Browns don't have the big bucks. Manning is going to get at least 25 million a year.