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Cold Comfort

By Jimmy Johnson


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Have I told you this story? When I ask you something like that, I’m not joking. I strive to be correct and accurate with all I post here, but I regard this as our morning conversation. I’m not going to take a lot of time to search the archives to make sure I never repeat myself, because that’s what friends do. They swap the same old stories. And yes, as a handy example, the “Indian Summer’ artwork of the previous post has run here before, not long ago. Anyway, when I was a boy the family dog was a terrier named Spooks. We fed Spooks Ken-L Ration dogfood (I can still sing the jingle!), but she was never a voracious eater. What she didn’t consume, Mama would cover with foil and put in the back of the refrigerator. My father, a dedicated midnight snacker, unwittingly consumed Spooks’ leftover supper one night, and the next day when he asked my mother what it was he’d eaten she told him. Without batting an eye, he simply said, “I thought it was a little mealy.” As I know I have said before, there was a lot of Arlo in my father.

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60 responses to “Cold Comfort”

  1.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Our flower shop held a contest to name the new kitten we acquired while making a funeral delivery. The bereaved handed us the kitty.

    Winner was Boutineer until he went into heat and we sent to vet for diagnosis which was that our cat identifier had made serious mistake. Surgery and name change occured.

    She went thru rest of a long life as Booty which in today’s world means something it didn’t then.

  2. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Good morning Villagers….

    Good grief…we’ve had three Mondays in a row at work, antiquated comes to mind when I walk through those doors. I believe the egg belts are the original ones put in when the building went up. Andrew and I could not get out of there fast enough yesterday afternoon. Figured it would still be there today….different day, same BS.

    Cxp..I like reading your stories about your egg laying cockatiel…do you have a male? Can you have little cockatiels in the future?

    Mark, I think I’ve heard of that group through Ian. I bookmarked that page…liked it. Did a little research on them too. They were a band ahead of their time. Thanks for tuning me in.

    Jackie, I love eggs benedict… with the hollandaise sauce…that is the only way I would eat eggs right now. My hens are spent, word is they are going out in November. AND I am not cleaning the hen house. Too hard on me.

    Jerry….be sure and have Tippi/Tipper tested for HIV and leukemia while you are at the vet. I had to put to sleep two rescue cats because they tested positive.

    When sitting in a waiting room, I usually grab a magazine to read, as for the news…same old story, same old song and dance.

    GR 😉 and Jerry, you two have become the Rowan and Martin of the Village….in that order.

    Good morning Miss Charlotte….don’t sell yourself short, you too are a very creative writer.

    Sure do miss Denise’s postings……speaking of MIA, where has Sandcastler been, still at the Sandcastle Hotel???? You can check out anytime, but never leave.

    Indy Mindy…how is that new job hunting going?

    gotta go….

    ya’ll have a truly blessed day….I pray mine is uneventful today.

  3. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    ..and click you paws together three times and say…

    http://cheezburger.com/8567617280

  4. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    GR 🙂 my favorite Beatle…..cried when he passed away, truly was the day the music died.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXrEJfeuz2E

  5. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Debbe, glad you liked them. I had bought that as a vinyl LP when it first came out. When you mentioned electric violins they were the first group I had heard use them, so I looked them up for you.

    As for the Exprocreator status, some friends of mine referred to this as getting the animal broken, due to the fact it was in working order before going to the vet.

  6. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    I see your electric violins and raise you two electric harps. (Also, babes!)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIPj3hLNYls

  7. emb Avatar
    emb

    Today’s “Herman”

    http://www.gocomics.com/herman/?view=full

    is true enough, but why is it funny? Or may the # is overstated to let the applicant know he hasn’t a chance. Still, weak humor.

    No current OF prediction. Peace, emb

  8.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    I have to get my eyes checked, I seem to be seeing double.

  9. Nodak Wayne Avatar
    Nodak Wayne

    New browser, that anonymous was me.

  10. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Debbe: Both cockatiels are female, but we do have a male parakeet with delusions of grandeur. Cannot say if it is his presence and attempts at mating which inspire the egg-layer. Probably eMb could state something more concrete.