Sunday, Jun. 10, 2007 - 1:18 p.m.
A Shark in Every Garage *********************** Saturday in the office supply/copy shop making posters for the concert the nice lady asks me - " So, how is Jinky doing? " " Fine" I say," learnbing to swim" -"oh. he tales lessons at the pool?" "No he just goes into the lake.. and maybe fountains.. I'm not sure" then I enquire about her own substitute red cat and learn how her boys use a red lazer pointer pen of their Dads to induce temporary hysteria in that kitten "but..." she tells me "She is no Jinky" refering no doubt to his outragious athletic abilities I think her boys will be taking swimming lessons at the pool this summer I haven;'t seen them at the lake or stepping out of fountainens besides the sign at the pool clearly states NO RUNNING- NO DIVING-NO SPLASHING nowhere does it say NO PETS ALLOWED and to think i said no to a free baby Caimam lasy year in walks a nother lady with a baby carriage I have seen her pass by the house here and seen Jinky make a B line towards her squeeky caravan
" oh.. aren't you the fellow with the little red cat? " " yes thats me" " Well he follows me right across the highway I wondered if hes hungry,, do you feed him properly?" " yes mam., I do sardines on civic holidays .. even catnip salds " " well he foillowed me right up to the door and wanted in..I have two dogs you know.." " uh huh, he likes dogs..," "Likes dogs? LIKES them? " at which point the office supply lady stepped in and announced " We werew the first family visited you know , We had him as our guest for three days. and we don't even have a dog,.. just houseplants" "Did you feed him?" asked the Mom lady " Of course we did! " replied the office supply lady " three days in winter he must have food ": " I see he hasn't been neutered" scolds Mom lady This time i step into the shakedown "I booked him three time for a nut clip and three times he runs away and three times I cancel his appointment.. they don't make housecalls you know " then I realise I don't have to defend Jinkys' reproductive honour in an office supply store to a hostile interviewer with two offspring of her own and two pooping dogs so I just stroll over to the sharpie marker display and sniff a jumbo black one for freshness.. hmmm.. not bad " You know cats can get AIDS" Mom person volunteers from the counter I think to myself that no cat gets drunk and picks up a slut cat partner in a bar and ... No maybe some people do but not Jinky Not me Not the nice lady who runs the office supply shop and feeds lost cats in winter seems to me that only swimmers are aware of sharks
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