Glad to see you back. I hope you had a good break. I use to buy a 20 pound sack of dry cat food and put bowls of it in every room of the house with bowls of water. I would leave my cats for a week during vacation and they'd be fine and fat when I got home.
The break was decent. Somehow gained about 20 followers while I was gone... can't explain that one, but it's cool.
I once had a cat that would hang out by the apartment door while I was gone, and stay there until I got home. I had to leave for a few days, so I got smart. Filled a massive bowl with food, tied a string around it and pulled it towards the door once I was in the hall. I got out of the parking lot, then realized I forgot my smokes and lighter. Quickly ran up the stairs(I was already late), entered my apartment but forgot about the bowl of food. It flew everywhere. I just left it. When I got home, I was happy the see the cat and thanked her for vacuuming for me. She didn't miss one.