Thursday, August 9, 2007

Tails of Maggie and Katie: I really gotta get a life

by B. A. Brown

I was chuckling merrily over my own little cleverness.I then realized that I was talking to Katie, making a joke.

And obviously expected her to understand and join in the mirth.

I was opening a new bag of kibble. 40 pounds, Costco's best Lamb & Ricemeal. I used a scissors because those damned easy-open string thingsnever work for me.

Katie kept sticking her snout in where I was about to cut.I remonstrated: "Get your face outta there! You're going to get cut andthen you'll have a damned bloody nose."

I started giggling at the picture that evoked.

"You'll have to lie supine on the couch, ice bag behind your neck, andwith your paws holding a bunch of kleenex to your nose."

And that started me laughing rather than giggling."

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