Watching the Clock

At 5 pm, the cat checks the clock a final time and then starts weaving between the legs of whoever is preparing dinner. The dog does the passive resistance thing by merely blocking your path to wherever you need to go.

Golden Rule

In the Terrible '60s, every once in awhile, I'd try to behave, follow the rules, and get ahead.

The Present

began with the sort of joke store items kids love - flatus cushions, stinky stuff, boxes with exploding snakes rather than candy; you know the kind of thing.

Reviewed: a day in the life

Same old Same old made some money.

Encouragement

I invited Charlotte to Community boating to go sailing. We were not on the water five minutes before asking when we would get to where we were going. I had to explain that we were already there.

Viewpoint

Please don't laugh, but when I was little, I thought that country referred to the vacant lot with a tree.

Dress Code

There were worse sins that could get tallied, and we had no desire to attract attention to them.

A Cat’s Take On The Bible

My black cat, Smidgen, was sitting purring in my lap. Once in a while, it was her habit to correct my take on life by sharing feline wisdom tidbits, black double pawed cats specifically. The formula followed was usually a reminder that her Ancestors had been gods in Eygpt.