Silverman originally moved in while we were on a week-long trip to Chicago back in September 1999. We returned to find this new cat with blue eyes sleeping on the deck and wandering in and out the cat door in search of food. The next day I went to work and we got the first word that the Star-Bulletin was going to be shut down. I guess at some level I associate Silverman with the whole process of survival and change that followed, adding significance to our relationship.