Cal.E.'s Korner

C.: I wonder what d.c. is up to? I don’t live next door to him and Eudora anymore, so I can’t just look down from an upstairs window and see into their living room (Maybe that’s why d.c. doesn’t like zero clearance houses?)

I would need to walk one- half a block to ring his doorbell and wait for him or Eudora to answer the door. It’s just not worth the effort. I’ll just take a quick cat nap until he calls me, and we write our blog.

Meanwhile, at the scots’ house

d.: Eudora, didn’t you just get groceries a couple of days ago?

E.: Yes, but Trey’s home from college.

d.:(That explains the empty refrigerator.) When did he get here? I didn’t hear him come into the house.

E: Ten minutes ago, while you were at the gym. I’ll need to go pick up groceries for us and some for him, too. Make a list of whatever you need, and I’ll go order it online, even though looking at my computer screen gives me such a headache!

d.: (Well, it won’t take me long just to write ‘everything’ on a sheet of paper, so I’ll talk to Trey for a few minutes.)

Hi, Trey, how is college?

T, Fine.

d.: That’s good.

Do you have any words of wisdom for me?

d.: Yes.

T.…What are they?

d.: Well, you said that you didn’t want to live in this area, because it’s too populated. So, you’ll probably need to move far enough outside of Houston that you’ll need to have a house built. When you do, just make sure that the septic tank is downhill from the bathroom. Also, if you help the plumber put in the toilet and the septic tank, don’t bite your fingernails.

T.: …Okay, any other words of wisdom?

d.: Yes, never pass up a restroom. Good talk, son.

E.: Oh, hi. If you men are done talking, I need to tell Trey a few things.

d.: Go ahead.

E.: Well, Trey, never buy bananas that are too ripe, but don’t buy them completely green, either. Always check eggs for cracks before buying them, and don’t accept any milk that isn’t at least a week away from its expiration date. Don’t play with fire unless you decide to become a firefighter.

Also. check both ways before crossing a street, even if it’s a one-way street. Don’t take candy (or anything else, for that matter) from strangers and stay away from strange women. Your fiancé wouldn’t appreciate it if you were to mingle with women you didn’t know.

Feel at least one apple in a bag of apples before buying the bag to make sure that the whole bag is full of firm apples and check to see if any of them are bad. If so, don’t put the bag with a bad apple in it back on the shelf. Bring it to the produce manager and ask him to check all the bags of apples.

Eat healthfully, and study hard, but also get enough sleep. Don’t sleep too long, though. Make new friends, but not too many. Having too many friends will interfere with your study time. Enjoy some time for relaxation, but don’t get lazy. Keep your eyes on your goals and work hard for them.

When you graduate and get a job, work hard for advancement, but not at other people’s expense. Make friends at work but realize that these might not be long-term friendships. And always remember to call your mother on special days like Mother’s Day, my birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and all other days that end in ‘y.’

E.: And don’t forget to talk to your brothers occasionally. And…

C.: It looks like that’s all the time we have for today,

so that's ten end of today's cat ta(i)le. folks.

Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.