Unusual pet habits

My cat, Meru, learned how to operate the faucet in the bathroom. Apparentally she prefers the taste of fresh water to the stuff that sits in the bowl in my room. She never did learn to turn it off (or maybe she didn't feel like it). When the sink broke and we got new faucet handles, she couldn't run the water anymore.

The same cat also gives "kisses." I don't mean a little lick on the face, either; when you make a kissy sound to her, she'll ram her mouth onto yours like she's trying to passionately kiss you. It's very funny.

Her son, Apollo, is my guard cat. My bedroom is kind of the "cat lair" and when anyone other than me or my mom tries to get inside, he blocks the way, puffs up, and hisses. He'll even attack you if you piss him off enough.

Emeril (Meru's brother) is kind of "special." He ran away for several months a few years ago and came back with a cocked head and slight mental retardation. He sleeps by my head every night and snores very loudly sometimes, but the funny thing is that most nights he will knock my head off of my pillow so that he can sleep on it. He may be stupid, but he's figured out that a Tempur Pedic pillow makes for a very nice kitty mattress.

Jam it back in, in the dark.