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Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 - 8:37 p.m.


Crazy Like a ..
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Tonight I was down at the lake
a somewhat later start than usual
because I wanted to actually make and eat
a complete dinner
without any interuptions
immediately afterwards
I scoopped up Jinky
who had been waiting staring at me eat
and then rode him down waterwards
hoping we could be there in time
for the final electric pink sunset
with the perfect full moon
rising like an enormous golden peach

the beach was packed with observers:
locals
tourists
and small family gatherings
complete with Grammas kids and dogs
this amasing celestial phenominaia
was not lost on them

we de-biked without ceremony
and strolled over to the iron steps
and scooted down tp the waters edge

Jinky was greeted with a chorus
of moon wacked dog barking
from his regular canine chorus
of primal foes on chain leads
whom he ignored
to explore a huge dead carp
that had washed up on the sandbar

as they growled in envy
Jinky gloriously enveloped himself
behind a curtain of wonderful fish stink
evety one of the tethered dogs
were forbidden to approach
I looked on from a safe
non stinky distance

Surprise!
My fun neibour appeared
with his happy GF
and her bashfull younger sister
visiting from the evil city
as soon as they spotted Jinky
surveying the huge dead carp

he called out in delight

" Thats that cat we telling you about,
rides on a bike
and comes when you call him
friendliest nicest little guy yiu ever met"

Jink- eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
the music of sheer adoration

to which the carp sniffing
hero of the beach
suitably responded to
by walking right over
and being just so nice and helloable
tail waving in the breeze

these were super nice people lets not forget-
people who had adored him many times before who had known him since he was four inches long
people well worth giving up a dead fish for

In a few seconds
he was running and jumping
from log to log
to impress the girls
and make my happy neibour laugh

some kids on thje meadow above
were looking on ,
pointing and shouting
"Mom you have to see this"
all the while Jinky
in a state of great excitement
scrambled at a feather tied to a string
as we clapped and laughed
reckless leaps at a feather
just inches from the waters edge
even the bashful sister
managed to be catagorically uncool
and glee it up a little
then Jinky got carried up the iron stairs
in the big arms of my happy neibour
all the while biting him
in mock rabid wildness

well the sun disappeared
and the streetligts went on
our signal to head for home..
in a few minutes
we were back on the bike
tracing our familiar route home
when Jinky spotted one of his cat friends
crossing the road

he squirmed and made a fuss
to be let down
so i did
and let him greet his friend
in the middle of the road
in a proper catlike manor
as i looked on
from a respectful distance

a van approached.. headlights shining on us
I waved for them to slow down,
or stop or something
just don't run us all over

the van stopped
and the driver rolled down the window
I could tell there were some excited kids in there
the driver lady asked me breathless

"are you the man with the fox?"
----- I beg your pardon ?
" we saw you on the beach
with a little trained fox "
__ that was no fox
that was Jinky
the little red cat
and his hommies

" how did you train a cat to do tricks?"
a little voice called out from inside the van
--Oh.. special catfood
and lots of books
" What kind of catfood!!??"
----Tuna and magic water
"Magic water??" the unseen faces called out

at which point the driver Mom inteupted
say they have a long way to drive still
and they have plenty of magic water
in Lake Michigan

thanked me and said goodnight
and I thanked them
for not running us all over



 

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