C.: d.c. Where are you?
d.: I am still at lunch. I came to one of my old haunts because it was close to the theater we were going to meet at and watch that movie that you have been wanting to see. Are you sure that you are safe doing that today? C.: I’m sure. Tom and T. take every Sunday off and take long cat naps. They will not read this blog. They can barely read the instructions on a can of cat food. They do not understand your sense of humor, so they do not read your blog. They won’t know where I am, but where are you?
D.: Well, I came to the restaurant two hours before we were to meet at the movie theater because they have a reputation of being a little slow. The food is always good, though, if I remember correctly.
C.: you still don’t have your food?
d.: No. I asked what the holdup was with my food. People who came in after me were getting their food before I was served. One was a table of ten! The manager said that they were having computer problems, and it would be another thirty minutes before my food was ready.
C.: Then ask for your money back. You can meet me at the sandwich shop around the corner from that restaurant. They will let cats and dogs eat on the outside patio.
d.: Yes, I did ask for my money back, Cal.E. The manger said that it would take twenty-nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds to do the paperwork to refund my money. I am still waiting on the old guy to credit my credit card before I go.
C.: Did he at least offer you a comp. meal, or coupons for a reduced price on your next meal?
d.: No. He was an old guy. I think he was having trouble with the computer. He was about your age…
C.: Then, he was a teenager?
d.: No, Cal.E. Your REAL age.
d.: And he is still alive? Humans don’t have nine lives, only cats. Oh well, once the octogenarian refunds your money, we can eat at the sandwich shop. Maybe we can still catch the late showing of The Cat Woman.
d.: The name of the movie is “The Batman. I am anxious to see it too, but I was going to have a large meal, and prices are very high at restaurants these days. I want the credit on my credit card before I leave.
C.: oh, well. Maybe we can catch the late, late show, or the RALLY late showing of the movie. Otherwise, we will need to wait until after midnight and see the early, early, early showing of the movie, or the early early showing. The early showing, though, will be too late. It will not be over until after six a.m. when Tom and T. will begin looking for me again.
d.: And I will need to be at the Cataract Ranch by then for my surgery. It is a good thing that I took the week off to have this surgery, or I would not be able to see the movie tonight. I hope that I can see it with my cataract being so large.
C.: Okay, d.c. Just tell me when you are headed my way so that I can order our food. I do not want you to go hungry. Just have your credit card out so that you can pay for it.
d.: THAT won’t be a problem, Cal.E. I will pay for your dinner if you pay for my way into the movie. That way, we should be even.
C.: You know that I am a minimalist, d.c. I do NOT carry cash or credit cards with me.
d.: I guess that you will just owe me for both then. I will put it on your tab. What is it up to now?
C.: Around…IDK. I will pay you back, though, when I hit on all the squares I bet on during the college basketball playoffs.
d.: I will never see any of THAT money, I am sure. Okay, I am coming now. Place the orders and I will be there in less than five minutes.
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