“It was some butt-call,” said he.
#61 PUPPY -- FINGERNAILS & COMPARISONS
Did you see that, Mom?
“I saw that.”
“Were you watching?”
“I was.”
“But you’re not watching now.”
#60 PUPPY -- A DAY AT THE BEACH
Picture it. Scooter, snug in his thick winter coat, runs wide-legged and swift through soft sand, careening up to his elbows into the edge of ocean water that pretends containment,
#37 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"
I’m not sure how to respond to having just watched the movie “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.”
#36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: "WHAT'S NEXT?"
One second! That’s all it took. POW! One second, plus perhaps a zeptosecond or two . . .
#59 PUPPY --SCOOTER GETS GROOMED
“Scooter,” I said. “Let’s get you groomed.” He feigned renewed interest in the movie. I set up his grooming table . . .
#58 PUPPY/#8 WORD SERIES/#36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS- BOONDOGGLE/#3 ~ All In One
“Scooter, you pointed! You’ve never done that before.”
#35 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: BOONDOGGLE, part 2
I’ll keep it brief, but it just seems fair that you come along with me in my attempt to return the engagement ring (ring, ring, ring . . . no answer)to MVNO company it’s best I not marry.
#34 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: BOONDOGGLE
I thrust my hand out as a warning. Palm forward. I was serious. “I am in a good mood,” I said, “don’t mess me up.”
#33 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: 2022 CHRISTMAS ~ REPRISE
Here then, my revisionist’s view of Christmas 2022
#7 WORD SERIES: MENAGERIE
In the late 17th c., the English borrowed ménagerie, dropped the accent sign—of course they did, what with the French/English competition for the world wealth and dominance—but that’s a different story.
#57 PUPPY -- THE TOASTER FEAR
It was the toaster that caused this, wasn’t it?” I ask. I stretch full body on the bedroom carpet, lift a back corner of our matelassé bedspread, and place my hand on Scooter’s right front paw.
#56 PUPPY -- SCOOTER EATS CHOCOLATE- Nov.13
I had plated a rare steak, buttered peas, and salad and placed it on a TV tray, then, for a reason I don’t remember, momentarily walked away.
#55 PUPPY - MONDAY, November 7, 2022 Scooter's Pillow
“She was right,” you know.” Scooter’s speech was a bit slurred. The edge of his small pillow was in his mouth as he lifted it from his bed.
#32 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- SHEET GLASS
It is so like us, we humans.
When we discover that we can do something, like make atomic bombs, combustible engines, angel-food cake, a ghastly scene, plastic, DDT, great music, or in this case, sheet glass; we are simply apt to do it.
#54 PUPPY -- PEDIGREE & OTHER STUFF
Am I about to get a talking to?” Scooter asked.
#31 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- TWELVE
Today, early this morning, looking at a setting full moon in a dark sky, curiosity grabbed my attention. “What is it about the number Twelve?”
#30 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- OAT GROATS
Oats – well, who doesn’t know oats?
# 53 PUPPY - WE SELL THE BOAT
Scooter to Mom, “Why are we sitting in the cockpit of Jim’s boat, not ours?”
#52 PUPPY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOOTER SUBLIME
It was Saturday, that August day.