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That's a quote from Voltaire (1761). In his day, the Holy Roman Empire was still extant, so he knew what he was talking about.
It was fun reading today's posts and remembering the shenanigans our free-range kitties got up to when I lived out in the bush. One of the cats came inside for the night 100% of the time, but the others were more like 80%-ers.
Always a hilarious time to have my mom scream when a kitty dropped a bloody rodent corpse inside as an offering. Usually they left the bodies on the welcome mat.
Always a hilarious time to have my mom scream when a kitty dropped a bloody rodent corpse inside as an offering. Usually they left the bodies on the welcome mat.
We've had some excellent mousers among the couple dozen kitties who've shared our lives.
It's unusual for an animal to share. Years ago I hd an Irish setter, and while I was busy in my shop sitting on the floor with both legs under my M20 BSA, my sweet little Irish setter dropped a cat turd in my lap. With both hands holding the clutch assembly, I just had to grin and bare it.
My daughter wishes the cat would quit sharing.
My niece's friend has a 4-year-old male Himalayan to rehome. The female cat keeps attacking it.
She’ll have to learn that cats always get their way. Always.
Oh, she knows. We never had fewer than four cats the entire time she was growing up.
One time, when I was a wee lad, one of our cats brought a garter snake into the house and released it. No harm in them, but my mother was not comforted by that abstract thought. And my dad was out of town on an overnight trip. I think she finally chased it outside with a broom.
Very quiet here today. My niece is in Toronto. But my brother will be over later for Scrabble.
Scrabble. Now there is a game, unlike the exercise in futility being discussed on another thread.
My husband and I used to enjoy watching that show.
There was always some interesting fact to find out.
On the subject of games to play with your family, our favorite is Dragonwood - obviously intended for kids but it scales well to adults because of the gambling / probability elements baked in. 
Maybe Five Crowns if you want something equally whimsical but slightly more mature.
Maybe Five Crowns if you want something equally whimsical but slightly more mature.
My high school forensics coach once announced his intent to teach the traveling team how to play bridge so we'd have something to keep us occupied during off free time. He was sorely disappointed in the reaction he got from most of us.
So, time to think about the August short story contest. the prompt is "clone society."
First question - write it from the POV of a clone, or not?
First question - write it from the POV of a clone, or not?
