This time our "mythbusters" mentality has simply gone too far. According to an Associated Press article in today's Sun Gazette, "catnaps" are a hoax. In a study which utilized "cat cams" -- mini cameras programmed to take photos every 15 minutes -- attached to cat collars, "about 22 percent of the cats' time was spent looking out of windows, 12 percent was used to interact with other family pets and 8 percent was spent climbing on chairs or kitty condos."
What about sleep? "Just 6 percent of their hours" were spent catnapping. This has stunned me. I mean, if catnaps aren't real -- what is next?
Even more thought-provoking is the fact that a research team spent hours analyzing "777 photos" of cat behavior, which, by the way, also included cats "looking at a television, computer, DVDs or other media". So, perhaps we should ask housecats what they think of Comcast becoming even more of a media giant.
Well, at least I know this -- my dog, Duke, sleeps a heck of a lot. He must be making up for those overactive cats.

