Over at ENWorld, someone started a thread for 4e Haikus. Here are mine.
As Back In 1E
Players Battle The DM
Not so Much Monsters
Wizards And Rangers
Now Use Same Power Structure
One Will Be Sad
Those Who Think That
Splatbooks Will Be Far Fewer
Will Cry Bitter Tears
Bugbears Can Strangle
Your Fighter Cannot
Sucks So Much To Be You
Kobold Minions Swarm
Then they die in great numbers
Pop Like Soap Bubbles
Druid, Half Orc, Gnome
Vanish Like 2E Demons
Wait For Next Summer
OGL Is Gone
GSL Waits In Patience
Or Perhaps Not so
We Do Less Damage
But We All Have More Hit Points
This Will Be Faster?
I Strike At Your Heart
Only One Time Per Day, At Most
Sages Argue Why
Behold Beholder
He Is Very Lonely Beast
Can't Have Mate In Fight
Commoner Stubs Toe
Passes To His Final Rest
Housecat Just Chuckles
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Regarding Boris, here is some info that we learned, that might be of help...
Thyroid problems are the most common medical problem in older cats. When the thyroid is not acting correctly, the cat will eat like they are starving all the time and drink water like there is never enough. You will see a lot more pee and poop in the litter box, because there body is not absorbing either properly. However, cats often continue to have a lot of energy, despite all this. Stress is put on the heart, because the entire metabolism is working far too hard and fast, so the cats will often develop heart murmers. One system, in advanced stages is a lump(s) in the neck, where the lymp nodes are.
To diagnois they will have to do blood tests. The cure is medication that Boris will have to take for the rest of his life. In Chelsea's case, she take it twice a day. You can get it in pill for, or in a gel-type stuff that can be rubbed inside the ear and is absorbed through the skin. The sub-dermal is a bit more expensive, we pay about $50 a month for her medicine. If Boris is not bad, he may only need it once a day, and the pills are cheaper as well, if you can get him to take them.
Good luck on all that! Chelsea is really doing great now and is back to her old self and gaining weight.