10 MORE things you may or may not know about Tabs

Whenever a new person visits the house, Tabs just automatically assumes that this hooman is his new BFF. He?ll walk straight up to them, flash his tum and meow for pets.
For all his diva tendencies (see #5 below), Tabs is shockingly well behaved. I almost never have to yell at him to get down off the kitchen counters or to stop clawing at the drapes or to stop pouncing at my ankles from under the stairs. He never tears into his food bags, and he doesn?t claw the furniture.
The stairs, though" Completely different story?

One morning when El Hub and I still lived at our old apartment in Mill Valley, Tabs tried to join us for brunch. The restaurant was right across a busy street from our apartment, so we set out walking. This was when Tabs was still a 24/7 outside cat.
We?d already crossed the street when we looked back toward the apartment and saw a familiar husky tabby scooting in our direction.
?No!? I shouted, seeing cars approaching. ?No, Tabs! Stop!?
Thankfully, he did. He stopped when he heard our voices and just sat there watching as if to say, ?Why can?t I come"?

He loves having his fur brushed, but he?s very picky about the technique. If you brush him incorrectly for even a split second, he peaces out.
He has a knack for hanging out in forbidden places. Like, what was once the forbidden chair (a chair that El Hub got me for my birthday a few years ago) is no longer forbidden (he claimed it), and he?s...