Last night I was on my second of two center cut pork chops I had cooked up, along with some mashed potatoes and string beans. I live on the ground floor of a two story condo and I have a small screened in porch attached. So my cat was out on the porch and suddenly I heard a big boom.

I ran out on the porch and the bottom panel screen was flapping in the breeze and my cat was nowhere to be found. First time he has been out since I brought him home 5 years ago this past July. He was half a block away squared off with another cat. I yelled and they both ran.

Rambunctious, that is his name 'cause he is, ran behind a hedge up against the building, and I couldn't get him to come out. I finally gave up and went home. I left the screen door open a foot to let him come back if he wanted to. Three hours later he was on the porch meowing at the front door to come in.

Today I went to home depot and got a metal piece to go in front of the panel. It is 'expanded metal' so basically a screen too and you can see through it. Fixed the loose screen too so now all is well and the little fellow ain't getting out as easily as he did the last time. Never a dull moment.