C.: Hey, d.c. I know that you’ve been studying for a big exam today. That’s why you haven’t been able to send me any scripts for a few days. d.: Yes, Cal.E. that is accurate. . C.: How did you do on the exam? d.: Not as well as I had hoped, but about what I expected, I suppose. C.: What was the test on? d.: Mental health. C.: d.c, you’ve worked at six different correctional facilities, and you’ve been involved in correctional care for the last fourteen years. d.: And? C.: We

C. :Hey, D.C., I haven’t heard from you in a couple of days. Are you okay? D.: Yes, Cal.E. I have been busy, though. C.: So, what do you want to talk about today? D.: Baseball. C.: Not football? Your favorite sport in full swing so… D.: But the World Series is going on right now. C.: And your two favorite teams lost this weekend. D.: Well… There is that. I just wanted to vent a little, though. C.: Go ahead. D.: Thank you. I suppose I’m a little out of sorts beca

C.: D.C. where have you been for the last three days? I was expecting a script from you to publish on our blog. D.: I’m sorry, Cal.E., but along with work and school assignments I also must prepare for another surgical procedure. C.: A minor one, I hope. D.: Cal.E., the only minor surgery there is involves someone else, not you! C.: I suppose that’s true. When did you get through doing that? D.: Thursday. C.: Well, then why didn’t you send me a script yesterday?

T. Puppy Katt: Well, Dad is feeling better, but that annoying cat, who formerly lived next door and now lives at the end of the street in Wayne Manor with her my third husband, (and second here on Earth) the now eight-time World Association of Cat-fighting and Knowledge of Ornithology, Tucker Two Two, a.k.a. The Cat Fighter Formerly Known As The Tuxedo (who really needs a shorter nickname) Now Simply Known As T. Because Triple T Was Already Taken (by his former BFF, Busines

Bazinga! C.: Well, D.C. still isn’t feeling “up to par,” so I am writing this blog….by myself. This saying caused me to do some research, since when T wanted to stop cat fighting and took up golf, the goal was to be as far under par as possible. T thought he had done this on his first try but then found out he must play the back nine of holes. Anyway, the saying “feeling up to par,” originated before the modern game of golf was invented. It is an old Latin…no not him. That

C.: D.C. says he is feeling a little “under the weather,” so I should write this blog for today solo… I meant by myself. That is a strange expression. I wonder where it originated. I’ll check “Cats Need kNowledge and see what it says. Hmm, CNN says that this phrase originated as a nautical term in the nineteenth century. The full phrase was “under the weather bow,” meaning a sailor was not feeling well so he would lie down under the bow on the side of the ship facing the wind

C.: I wonder what D.C. is doing? I haven’t heard from him in almost a week. I think I’ll give him a call. (ring) D.: Hi, Cal.E. I don’t have a lot of time to talk because I’m standing in line at the store. I’m at the service desk, because I want to register a complaint. C.: Oh, are you next in line? D.: Well….No. I suppose I do have a few minutes to talk. C.: It doesn’t sound like you want to talk right now. Call me back when you’re at the grocery store. D.: I’ll do tha

C.: Hey, D.C., I have some ideas for a funny blog post. It involves me doing what I do best, and you doing what you do best. D.: I don’t feel like being funny today, but I do have an idea for a good post. It’s a sound bite. I's from a podcast about the manuscript BEYOND THE THIRTEENTH MILE. i really like it. Let’s listen to Mental Survival Beyond the Thirteenth Mile. Here is the link. Just click on it to hear the whole podcast. https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/b537c6_7f3b70

C.: Hey, D. C. What are you doing? D.: Watching the Red River Rivalry. C.: I see you have your football uniform on, so is that a football game? D.: Yes, between the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas. C.: So, is one of your favorite teams playing? D.: No, Cal.E., I don’t have a dog in the fight. C.: Okay, did you bet money on one team? D.: No, Cal.E. I don’t bet on things I cannot control. C.: Is it at least a good game? D.: Not really. Texas is in contro

C.: Hey, D.C., I’m bored, so what do you want to talk about today? D.: Giving. C.: Now, hold on. If you’ve been scammed and are trying to get me to fall for the same scam so you and I can access all of my third husband, (and second here on Earth) the now eight -time World Association of Cat-fighting and Knowledge of Ornithology, Tucker Two Two, a.k.a. The Cat Fighter Formerly Known as The Tuxedo (who really needs a shorter nickname) Now Simply Known as T. Because Triple T

The calendar and the draft finally ended up in the same place. After enough pointing, sighing, and rereading of old notes, D.C. and Cal.E. reach the awkward truth. No single person missed the blog posts. The handoff failed. The real culprit was the handoff The handoff is the small but crucial moment when an idea becomes a task, a task becomes a draft, a draft becomes a finished post, and a finished post becomes something readers can actually see. D.C. : I was working in the

The blog did not go quiet because the internet broke, the keyboard vanished, or a raccoon chewed through the modem. No, the pause came from something far more common and far more dangerous: two people both thinking the other one had it covered. D.C. says the drafts were “basically ready,” a phrase that has done a lot of damage throughout history. Cal.E. says the calendar was “perfectly clear,” which is another phrase often heard right before everyone checks the empty homepage

Ralph; A one, a two, a one, two, three, four The greatest baseball team They hit the ball from line to line and homer in between Their hitters are amazing Their pitchers are divine They make the commissioner miserable By winning the A.L. West all the time Houston has the Astros We’re the…Houston Astros Houston Astros Houston Astros number one Two ,three, four C.: Well, I see you printed the Astros’ victory song, D.C. I suppose they won their game today, which means they

Perception is reality- Lee Atwater C.: I see you have a famous quote at the beginning of the blog, D.C., why is that? D.: Cal.E., a lot of people have used this quote, but, when I looked it up, the website gave credit to Lee Atwater, a politician running for office in the 1980s. C.: So, they first time you heard this quote was over forty years ago, when you were middle—age? D.: No, Cal.E., I was young, but old enough to vote. Anyway, what Lee Atwater meant is that peop

C.: Hi, D.C., this is a special day for you, isn’t it? D.: I’ll say. In addition to having to take a mid-term exam in my class, I had to turn in some paperwork for school immediately afterward. After that, I have a paper due this weekend that is worth as many points as my mid-term exam. I also have another meeting around noon. C.: Well…That does sound like a lot, but the date for today has special meaning for you and your family, correct? D.: Well…I’m the only member of m

C.: Well, D.C. is studying for a midterm evaluation, and he wants me to write ethe blog…by myself, or solo ( at least I see that D.C. is paying attention). I suppose that Eudora isn’t helping him with his studies, because she isn’t as smart as my husband (or maybe her head just hurts too much to help D.C.). I got help to earn my Dotorate in Playing and Hiding from my husband, the now nine-time World Association of Cat Fighting and Knowledge of Ornithology champion, Tucker Tu

D.: (Knock, knock, knock) Calculating Einstein Katt. It’s me.,, D.C. Scott, your best human friend and co-blogger. (Knock, knock, knock) Calculating Einstein Katt. It’s me.,, D.C. Scott, your best human friend and co-blogger. (Knock, knock, knock) Calculating Einstein Katt. It’s me.,, D.C. Scott, your best human friend and co-blogger. C.: Who is it? D.: D.C. Scott, your best human friend, and co-blogger. Please open the door. It’s raining out here (as it always is when I wa

C.: I wonder what D.C. and Eudora are doing now? With their sons all moved out and/or married, they have time to do some really fun things, I’ll bet. I’ll call D.C. and see (ring) D.: Hello, Cal.E., I’m glad you called- C.: So, we could shoot the breeze? D.: No, actually, I had something else in mind- C.: Like you were going to help me finish my book, now that you have so much free time? D.: No, I can’t do that- C.: Oh, so you’ll take my fourteen grown!@#$ kitten

D.: What's that noise? Oh, my phone must be ringing. Hello. C.: Hey, D..C., why didn’t you send me a script for the last days? D.: I told you, Cal.E., I was going to a relative’s birthday party, and it was out of town. C.: but I thought you said the main part of the party, the meal, was in the afternoon. D.: Yes, and then we had an after party at the rental house. C.: What did y’all do at the after party? D.: We just got caught up, since we hadn’t seen each other f

Tux.: ??? Another word for synonym in the English language? Let’s see what CNN says about this…Wow! Not even Cats Need knowledge can help me, so I’ll go back to training now.