From Telling the Truth, Mainly
I’ve informed Ernest that if I fall while cripping around the house without my walker, he’ll be responsible for getting me up off the floor.
Why I Must Have Knee Replacement Surgery Posthaste and Pronto
Which Would You Rather
A crime writer here in Austin closed his blog a couple of years ago. It was both informative and entertaining and enjoyed a wide readership.
When asked why he stopped writing it, he said it was time-consuming. He needed to put all his effort into his novels.
In addition, he said, which would most people rather see, a post about an author, or a picture of his cat?
That makes sense. Here’s a picture of my cat.
Chloe’s First Christmas
The climb might be tough and challenging, but the view is worth it.
~ Victoria Arlen & Chloe Davis-Waller
Same Old, Etc.
Why I am not a prolific writer:
Same old excuse, but better than none.
Just Like Audrey, Almost
The latest on Ernest and me. Sigh.
Those who’ll play with cats must expect to be scratched.
Some consequences you can predict. Some you can’t predict. Some you should predict but don’t.
It’s the last of the three that’ll get you.
I had just read a brief bio in my memoir class and turned to leave the lectern, when something in my left hip went pop. Not an audible pop, but a pop nonetheless. I limped back to my chair.
With David (poor thing) half carrying me, I staggered across the parking lot, groaning every time my left foot touched the ground. At home, neighbors had the pleasure of hearing me ascend the steps and walk to the door. Yelp, yelp, yelp.
Getting into and out of the car was worse. I couldn’t climb in as usual.
Get into a car like Audrey Hepburn does, my mother said. Sit sideways, then swing…
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Cat Talking
An article posted on Facebook–my chief source of information these days–states that people who talk to their pets are smarter than those who don’t.
This is not news. We pet owners have always known we’re more intelligent than the rest of the population. If the rest of the population didn’t know this, that wasn’t our fault. But now everyone knows it, because everyone belongs to Facebook.
It seems that talking to pets is an example of anthropomorphizing, the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. I was familiar with the word but had been told it meant my IQ was three points below that of the sea sponge. Obviously, that was wrong.
I have one question: Does talk mean traditional adult speech or does it also include baby talk?
For example, I say, Go stairsies? to my cats; would a scientist say that’s evidence of my mental…
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68 Words and a Google
Why I have written only sixty-eight words today:
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Ring-tailed Tooters
How the Davises Spend Their Days
The Crime
The Suspects
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