Back in college I had two pets- an orange tabby cat named Worm, and a bonsai tree. Sometimes I think that tree required more attention than the cat. Seriously, when I went away for a weekend, I put out food and water for the cat but had a friend come over to water the bonsai with very specific instructions. It was a pretty little thing in a blue dish. I used to love pruning it with tiny scissors and enjoyed the little white flowers that would periodically bloom. The cat lived a very long and happy life, but unfortunately my…