I had been away for the holidays and came home to a purrific surprise from my Jedi Santa.

The first was a postcard from Long Island along with a generous Starbucks giftcard. Midichlori-what? Caffeine is the true secret to all Jedi powers.

There was also a second package that arrived from a galaxy, far, far away... (Canada). It was a Princess Leia cat pin! My wife and I had adopted a new gray furbaby last January and named her Leia in honor of Carrie Fisher.

Attached is the best photo I could take of Leia with the pin. She won't stand still and is too excited watching the snow flurries fall (it's looking like Hoth outside).