Curmudgeons aren't big on feelings and emotions and all that crap.
But there is Tiger, the Wonder cat. He is 10 years old today. He rules the universe, he commands the neighborhood, indoors he plays like a kitten.
He is beyond belief. The local vet can't get him to stop purring long enough for a heart test.
Heart test? This little guy is beyond that. He's a trouper, and, like we curmudgeons, not about to quit.