No one was home at my house last night. The kids were at Sam’s folks house for the night and the dog was there, too. Sam was working. So when I came home, the only thing in the house was our cat.

The cat always meets me at the door when I get home, so as I walked in she jumped off the couch and came to the door. As she did this and I was setting my work bag down something I did not expect happened. The TV turned on.

The volume was a bit high so it freaked me out as I realized that the TV had just turned on. I assumed that the remote was left on the couch and that the cat had probably just stepped on it as she jumped down. I walked to the couch, but could not find the remote.

I turned toward the TV on the other side of the room and saw the remote was directly underneath the TV on the mantle. At this point, the freak out factor rose quickly! This has never happened before.

Knowing I was the only one there (or at least I hoped that was the case), I began to walk through the house. I checked all the bedrooms, the basement, etc… Nothing. I’m sure this was just some crazy power surge or something, but it was enough to keep me up for a bit. I don’t have an explanation, but there has to be a logical one, right?