August 4th, 2008

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the bigger, dumber cat

Monday, August 4th, 2008

You know what’s exhausting?

Hiding under a car during a thunderstorm.

Well, at least I gathered as much on Saturday. Doesn’t he look tuckered out?

Whenever there’s a major storm, we count heads. Guaranteed, both dogs are inside. The smaller, smarter cat is easily accounted for (napping on a plush surface far away from us all). But this one… this one makes us earn our assurance that he’s safe.

The storm on Saturday came on fast. The sky was an eerie shade of gray-green and BAM! it was thundering. As we counted heads, he was nowhere to be found, and then the deluge of rain began.

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hope and sorrow

Monday, August 4th, 2008

My friend’s brother died yesterday.

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