[jerryhawthorne]

I'm sold, and to think I was thinking about a cat. No cat. Dogs, too many problems, you know, walking, cleaning up hair etc.
As for the clock issue, a grand father clock that doesn't swing a pendulum is like a day without night. I would go for a radio/grand father clock with a real clock. An electric clock just doesn't hack it for me. I guess no one made them.
Jerry