The cat has crossed the Pacific to join us in Hawaii. He traveled in a large carrier, as cargo, in a jet. I had expected him to be traumatized, wild-eyed, resentful, angry, withdrawn. But, he looked at me through the chrome grill of his cage, blinked his eyes and said, "What took you so long? I was wondering where you'd gone to."

He's like that. A cat of few words.