C.: Oh, Wow! This baseball game is going into extra innings, and d.c. said that he would give me a ride to work tonight since he’s working the night shift to earn a little extra money. He’s working off schedule so that he can afford to attend a conference in a month or so. I hope this game doesn’t go on too long. I’ve invested too much time in it to quit watching it now (knock knock) Who is it? (If it’s d.c., he’ll knock three times, like he always does).
d.: It’s me, d.c. I’ve come to give you a ride to work tonight. (knock knock) It’s me, d.c. I’ve come to give you a ride to work tonight. (knock knock) It’s me, d.c. I’ve come to give you a ride to work tonight.
C.: how do I know that it’s really you since I’m not tall enough to see through the peephole?
d.: Who else would be standing at my next door neighbor’s front door, talking to a talking cat? Hurry up and open the door. It’s starting to rain!
C.: How do you know that I’m a cat?
d.: Because I know what your voice sounds like. Now, open the door!
C.: If you’re really d.c. scot, my best bud and next door neighbor, as well as a kennel nurse and author, tell me what the password is.
d.: What are you talking about?
C.: Mom and Dad said never to open the door for a stranger. They gave me, you, and Eudora a password so that I would know who’s knocking on the door…
d.: Cal.E.! Open this ding-dang door now!!
C.: (I really must ask Mom and Dad to change that password). Oh, hi, d.c. Have you been waiting for me for very long?
d.: You know how long I’ve been standing at your front door in the rain waiting for you to answer the door! Are you ready to go to work now?
C.: We still have thirty minutes before the night shift starts, and the Astros game went into extra innings. It only takes ten minutes to drive to work. Why don’t we sit and watch it for a few minutes?
d.:You know my philosophy, Cal.E. If I’m not fifteen minutes early for work, I’m ten minutes late. But, I guess we have a few minutes to watch the game. What’s the score?
C.: It’s a tie game, 1-1. Even I can count that high. I hope that the Astros win, because Tom has some money riding on this game.
d.: I thought he gave up gambling to go on the straight and narrow after Tucker got hurt because he kept urging him to cat fight in weight classes that were too light for a big cat like Tucker. What happened?
C.; I guess Tom got a taste of gambling when he played the stock market and won a lot of money. Now, he’s hooked on the high that winning at gambling gives him.
d.: Yes, but Tom had insider information from his cousin. He doesn’t have that with a baseball game. How much money does he have riding on this game?
C.: A dime.
d.: Well, as much money as Tom has, I suppose that he can afford to lose 10 K. Not many can afford to lose that much money.
C.: No, d.c. He bet me a dime that the Astros would lose. I guess I’ll need to pay Tom when he comes to collect that dime. Then he can buy a…
d.: Not much, but Tom has plenty of money. Hey, Cal.E., Tom seems to have some good tips, and you’re the one who makes his calls for him, since you’re bilingual. I’m over 59.5, so I can draw some money out of my retirement account without paying a penalty. Has he told you what his next investment will be?
C.: No, d.c., but he did say that after his next big payoff, he’ll retire. He doesn’t want to take a chance on getting caught and thrown into The Kennel.
d.: Everyone says that they’ll retire after their next big score, but Tom seems to have a huge advantage over people. No one knows that he’s a rich cat who has a bilingual, talking cat making calls to his stockbroker and cashing in investments on stocks he bought on tips from his cousin who’s the pet of a successful corporate raider. I think Tom is safe. I mean, really, who would believe that story?!
C.: ???!!!
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