~Warm our laps

~Give us someone to talk to

~Help reduce high blood pressure

~Bring the winter air inside, nestled in their coats

~Create a kindred feeling with other "cat people"

~Turn common household objects like bottle caps into toys

~Make us more aware of birds

~Donate their services as alarm clocks (There is no such thing as a snooze button on the cat who wants breakfast! She'll walk on you to get you up! - LadyHawke)

~Display daring acrobatic feats right in front of our eyes

~Contribute to living a longer life

~Make a window sill more beautiful

~Keep mice on the run

~Make us smile

~Inspire poets and playwrights

~Teach us how to land on our feet

~Let us indulge our desires to really spoil someone

~Make our homes warmer

~Remind us that life is mysterious

~Share with us the all-is-well experience of purring

~Instruct us in the luxurious art of stretching

~Show us how to lick our wounds and go on

~Give us cool cartoon characters

~Make even an old worn couch look beautiful

~Open our hearts

*compliments of LadyHawke joke list