The workings of our universe.

I stretch out on the couch with an extra pillow in the back, a wool blanket warming my knees and turn on the TV for the evening news. While watching the "latest", out of the corner of my eyes I see my calico cat peek at me with an expression in her large eyes: "Can I join you?" She jumps up and curls up somewhere at arms length between the pillows and my upper legs.

In the mean time, the news is dire - as usual. The live reports from Haiti show death and devastation, and ...

my cat is calm and comfortable.

Civilians and soldiers have died in Afghanistan and Iraq, and plots to kill have been uncovered, and ...

the cat "is" in a different world.

Unnamed financial CEOs, insurance and other corporate leaders have again managed to pay themselves exorbitant bonuses, while the unemployment rate keeps on going up, and ...

the cat? What is going on in her mind, in her world?

Politicians do waste time, moneys and effort in Washington, DC, continuing the legislative stalemate, while we are all sinking deeper into a marsh of economic misery, and ...

the cat seems quite content and happy.

In life, all seems relative. In the scheme of our universe, how important are our actions, really!