September 29, 2004

• Short dog tale; cute cat  update

  
  

  This just in from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory: A dog managed to throw a truck into gear and roll it down a hill.  A man out for a walk called police after seeing the vehicle coast by with a black Labrador retriever behind the wheel. Police arrived to find the truck in the middle of the road, blocking traffic, with the dog still at the wheel.  There was no damage or injury.  According to the official Mountie report,”Subsequent investigation indicates that the dog was celebrating the Canadian victory in the world hockey game. . . .No word yet on how the dog is doing studying the rules for negotiating the new traffic circle.”

  
  

  And in local news, Silky is still pregnant and I am still crazy.  Every now and then she gets hyperactive and I think she’s going into labor soon, but noooo.  She has been knocking more things down lately, though.  This morning when she knocked a bottle of pills  on the floor, I testily muttered “Way to go, numb nuts”–then I had to laugh as I realized how grossly inappropriate a thing that was to say to a pregnant cat.

  
  

  When I left she was under the bed, batting something around, maybe my spare truss.  At least she seems more resigned to being cabin-bound and doesn’t try to zip out when I come in and out.

  • 2:26 pm
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