Month: December 2013

Catfish (aka Fish Fry)

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Humor & Whimsy
The first time I went to a fish fry there were all these rules for surviving a dinner of catfish like picking all the bones out & having soft white bread in case you did swallow a bone & chewing until each bite was soft enough to squirt through your teeth & someone said this … [Read More]

Cat Lover

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Animals & Pets Humor & Whimsy
I’ve had cats since I was young, she said & I still love them. See, I said, you don’t have to be smart to be happy.

Caregiver

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Animals & Pets Humor & Whimsy
What happened to you? I said & she said she was nurturing the cat against its will & that was the end of that conversation.

Calculated Risk

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting Humor & Whimsy
Are we your real children? they said & I said we had our pick of all the children in the world & we took a few home to try out & though we tried to return them later, it was more trouble than it was worth, so we kept them & loved them & taught … [Read More]

Cable TV

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Humor & Whimsy
Some days it’s not worth the effort to pull myself together, she said, so I’m glad I get cable

Buttons

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting Humor & Whimsy
You don’t get to use buttons until you get to be pretty old, I heard him tell his brother, but you’ll be slower then & it won’t be so much of a problem.

Butterflies

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Condolence & Loss Death
He told me that the night his mother died, there were storms & far away there was purple lightning & someone left the window open & the room filled with a swirl of butterflies & she slipped out quietly without anyone noticing & I’m sure the grief was softer because of that.