Arlo posing on the bathroom counter.
NAME ORIGIN
He was sort of named after Arlo Guthrie.   The name just seemed to fit him somehow.
Other names considered: Ichabod, Woody.
NICKNAME(S)
*Goo.*  When we first got him, Arlo was so excited about having food on a regular basis that he ate non-stop.  As a result, he got a bit pudgy and "gooey" and the nickname stuck even after he grew out of the baby fat stage.
DATE OF BIRTH
March 27 (?), 2000
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Arlo weighs around 10 pounds (4.5  kg).  When he was a kitten, we were sure he'd turn out to be a large, stocky cat and prepared ourselves to deal with weight problems.  As it turns out, he has a fat little face but the rest of him is quite slender, and overall, he's on the small side.  In fact, he's outweighed by all our female cats except Andromeda and the next-lightest male cat outweighs him by four pounds.
He has the pinkest nose I've ever seen - a perfect bubblegum pink.
MEOW
He has a rather unremarkable, run-of-the-mill meow, but he doesn't make full meows very often.  When in a playful mood, he often says "Mmmm? Mmmm?" repeatedly to no one in particular.  When he really wants something, he adds an odd gargling effect to his meow, which sounds very plaintive.
PURR / BISCUITS
Purr:   Fairly quiet, but frequent when around people.
Biscuits:  He makes very vigorous biscuits and when he was little, he was especially fond of lying on my chest and trying to make biscuits on my face. Naturally, this hurt, but in addition to the pain factor, he also tended to drool, so I end up covered in cat saliva.  He has grown out of the face-biscuits and drooling, luckily.
HISTORY
On May 27, 2000, I took Irene to the vet first thing in the morning to have some bloodwork done.  When I arrived at the vet, the receptionist told me my husband had left a message for me to call home.   Figuring something drastic had happened, I called Chris.  Here is what had happened:
A friend of mine had gone to visit some acquaintances and had noticed a very thin, malnourished, ratty-looking kitten hanging around outside their place.  When she asked them about it, they said they should "probably" find him a home, since he wasn't working out there.  Alarmed by the kitten's poor condition, she took him when she left and called my place to see if we could take him and, since I'd already left, she talked to Chris.  Chris tends not to think straight when he hears the word "kitten," so he told her to bring him on over.  He called to warn me that there would be another cat in our house when Irene and I got home.  It was love at first sight, of course.
PERSONALITY

Usually easy-going, happy-go-lucky, calm, tolerant, and affectionate.  Until recently, nothing fazed Goo and he was always in a good mood.  He doesn't mind meeting new people and even lets my friend's small children carry him around like a sack of potatoes without making any protest.  He's just an all-around Good Guy.
Unfortunately, Goo took Penelope's death very hard and became somewhat withdrawn and nervous, which led Tamerlane, Orion, and Andromeda to pick on him, which made him more withdrawn and nervous.  It took him some time to get back to normal.  He has resolved his differences with Tamerlane, but still does not get along with Orion and Andromeda.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
Urinary blockage; "skin cancer" that wasn't really skin cancer (the story of an embarrassing trip to the vet).  See details.
HOBBIES / INTERESTS
Hanging out with the dogs (he loves dogs), playing in the grass in our little walled-in yard (under supervision), watching the wild birds outside, and sitting/lying in odd positions.
FRIENDS
Arlo was closest to Penelope.  He sometimes plays with Dubh and likes Calypso, but he seems to have a soft spot for Molly Maguire, who looks the most like Penelope.
SCARED OF THE VACUUM CLEANER?
No.  I have actually vacuumed him on several occasions.