Saturday, Jun. 23, 2007 - 9:18 p.m.
the Library is for Everybody
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great day today
pal calls and says
he has a bunch of
new music for me
and can he drop off a CD?
Sure he zooms over
with two tubs of sprouts
he made lots
and they grow so fast in the watm weather
so we listen to his music
eating lentil sprouts
his work is good
he gets better
with every new project
guy is amazing musician
and easy to work with
so he says its time to go to Tim Hortons
and get a coffee
he notes I don't have any coffee here
and we need to get to the library
and see their yard and fixtures
in case we can put a show on there
later in the summer
and he wants a coffee first though
and at last minute for a laugh
I say " Let's take Jinky?"
he says sure
him & Jink go back a long way
right to his first arrival here last fall
when he was five inches long a
nd slept in a kleenex box
so I put Jinky in the car
and we zoom over to Tims without incident
'-and at the take out window
pal orders a large double double
.. and.. uh.. two extra little creams
for the cat
the girl serving us just handed it over,
saw Jinky in the front seat
and sort of shook her head
then we drove on
to the library
I let Jinky out
to run in thr parking lot
and explore the ornamental garden
but when we went inside
I had to use a piece of string
to coax him inside
it was such a fine day
and he he danced right in with us
past the lady asking us to sign a petition
to ensure universal health care
for all canadians
I asked if that would someday
include a dental plan
teeth are part of the body
she said she wasn't sure
_not sure that teeth
are part of the human body?
Jinky walked all inside the library
as we talked to the librarian
about our plans for a summer show
when we went outside to measure
the little terrace
for the show
Jinky walked all over the railings
watching us
very polite'
almost bored with being
a renegade pet on the loose
in a public place
as we weare leaving.. the pages,
or junior librarian helpers
rushed out to see the cat
that had been walking around
in the library
jumping up on the railings
they don;t get a lot of cats there
- like none
ever before
Jinky was the first ever cat
that walked into the library
they loved him rubbed his belly a
he loved it
I wonder if cats are allowed in the library
i didn;t see any sign posted that read
" NO CATS ALLOWED "
he didn;'t make any noise'
he wasn't smoking
and wasn;t bringing in any food
I am sure cit was OK
he did sharpen his claws
on the matt by the main door
it was just laying there
begging
to get a little
ripped up
heck,
anybody
would have
done the
same thing
