d.: Did you watch the television special I asked you to watch, Cal.E.?
C.: I did. Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten catnip before I watched. It seemed like Linus was talking directly to me! That was spooky!
d.: Maybe it was just your conscience trying to tell you something…
C.: My what now?
d.: Your conscience. It’s that part of your mind that tells you when you’re doing or saying something wrong…
C.: I still don’t follow.
d.: Well, animals are innocent, so maybe y’all don’t have a conscience. Maybe it’s just a human thing.
C.: Yes, well, if it’s a human thing, let’s talk about something we can both relate to.
d.: Like what?
C.: Like Christmas presents! I got catnip, and cat toys, and cat toys soaked in catnip, and a really neat bed to sleep in that smells like catnip. I did well this year!
d.: Glad to hear it. I think I did pretty well, too.
C.: What did you get, d.c.?
d.: A cruise to Alaska next summer!
C.: So, you’re going on a cruise by yourself?
d.: No, Eudora gave me the cruise. She bought two tickets, one for each of us.
C.: Well, I’d be careful. If she gets mad at you, there’s water all around. She could easily get rid of you. Maybe that’s why she gave you the cruise ticket as a Christmas present..
d.: No, Cal.E. It’s a really nice gift. It will serve as both a Christmas and birthday present…
C.: Which birthday is this, d.c.? One hundred?
d.: No, Cal.E., it’s only my sixtieth birthday. Humans usually do nice things for each other when we have birthdays that are multiples of ten…
C.: Why is that? All you’ve done is stay alive for one more year.
d.: Well, in my case, that’s kind of an accomplishment some years.
C.: That’s right. You’ve had several surgeries lately. d.c., which is more, your number of birthdays or the number of hours you’ve spent in surgery.
d.: Let’s see, carry the four, divide by two and multiply… It’s still birthdays, Cal.E. (although not by much). Anyway, I’m excited about this cruise.
C.: You should be. It’s beautiful country up there. Lots of tasty fish, too.
d.: Oh, you’ve been to Alaska?
C.: Have you ever watched that show “The Deadliest Catch?”
d.: You went on a boat with commercial fishermen fishing in frigid waters?!
C.: No, d.c. I watch that show all the time, though. It’s very interesting to a cat! They show fish, and more fish, and even more fish…
d.: That’s all the time we have for today, folks. PLease join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Corner
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