HIS FOOTWEAR She is vegan and compliments him on his shoes. He wonders what it is she sees about his shoes. Inside the shoes it says Brazil made from paper. FORTY YEARS AGO When did he stop smoking? Forty years ago. When did he abandon recreational drugs? Forty years ago. People in their thirties try to imagine this like astronomers measuring galaxies. DOMESTIC CATS ( With thanks to the Santa Monica Cat Club ) The American Bobtail comes from feral domestic cats with naturally occurring bobbed tails. The American Curl has ears that curl backward naturally. The American Shorthair descends from cats that came with the original European settlers. The American Wirehair results from a mutation in the American Shorthair that took place in 1966. The Birman is known for its white gloves. ...