Link "The Sink" Parry

When I was about 11 years old my sister Eliza did something crazy, she brought home a cat without the permission from our parents. I talked to her last night about it and we both thought it was really weird that our parents allowed this

to happen. Anyway, the cat was a long-haired orange tabby named Elvis.

I don't remember a lot about the cat but I do remember that we had it for several years before it started to, as my mom puts it, "go cookoo." Elvis was an outdoor cat, he would run into random people's homes and attack their grandmas. I remember really liking him.

I don't remember at what point Elvis went cookoo, but it was a long time ago. My parents decided it was time to say bye bye to Elvis and they took him away. I don't even know where they took him, but hopefully he is in kitty heaven right now.

Now, some of you might be wondering why I am sharing memories of a dead cat. Some of you already know...

A week ago today Laura and I adopted a 7 month old cat from the local shelter. Because of the fond memories that I have of Elvis, I wanted to get an orange haired tabby. Laura didn't share the same fondness for that type of cat but after some lobbying, I finally convinced her that we should get the one that I wanted. We named him Link "The Sink" after the character in prison break named Lincoln Burrows, whose prison name was Link "The Sink." We figured that because we broke him out of cat prison (the shelter) it was appropriate.

We really like Link. He is one of the most cuddly kitties that I have ever known. He really likes to push his little head against our cheeks and for some odd reason he has a weird obsession with feet.

He went in to get neutered this past Monday and has been in recovery mode ever since we brought him home. We think that he has come down with an upper respiratory infection

(a cold in cat terms), he hasn't been eating very much and doesn't seem to like keeping his food in his tummy. Hopefully he will get better soon.

This last picture is a nice glamour shot taken by Laura:

Validation

Jacob rocked his analysis of argument class. For his final paper, a persuasive essay, he had to do a presentation as well. He chose to write about gay marriage and to persuade his classmates to vote against it. Jacob did an excellent job. Here is what his teacher said:

"Jacob, some great comments here. I want to pass on the kudos of the class that I have been reading about your presentation. As I have been reading the critical responses I read time and again that our colleagues in the class were very impressed with your speech. Several students have commented on how impressive it is that you took on topic of gay marriage. Additionally, many have stated that although they feel differently than your proposition, your tone, delivery, and excellent support helped them to listen. That, sir, is a huge accomplishment. It is amazing what would get done if we just listened!! Good work!"

He is going to be such a good public relate-er!

I submitted a little something to the BYU Alumni Magazine, the part in the back where they ask for anecdotes from when you were a student at BYU. Here it is. *Warning: this is extremely cheesy* Also the easiest $50 I've ever made. :)

Last, but not least...the evolution of Jacob's facial hair.

I'm so excited. I forgot what his chin looked like!