Sam spends quite a bit of time looking out the window, partially just to get the sun, but also to check out everything outside.  Upon seeing what the world looks like, Sam usually makes a comment or two and then heads back inside the blinds or takes a nap.

     The real Sam is actually Samantha.  Rescued from the animal shelter here in Lafayette back in 1997, Sam has accompanied Bids on all of his travels since then. 

     Sam likes to be around people, just not too many at a time.  She can actually be found napping in the smaller window opposite the door from the cartoon quite frequently.  If it's late at night and there's not much traffic, Sam likes to wander out onto the step and sidewalk sometimes.  But, the bigger trucks and louder cars scare her back inside.

     Sam has relatively simple tastes, preferring an old towel to a custom-made cat bed and often eschews her cat toys in favor of those rings from plastic milk bottles.  Despite her age, she's still incredibly agile and there's no surface she can't get to in the apartment.  If you see her in the window, she'll probably try to talk to you if you tap on the glass.  But if you wake her up, she'll probably just give you a funny look. 

...And yet, at 13 years old, she still hasn't figured out running water...