SifuPhil
R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
I realized I was out of cat food yesterday when Mao started eyeing me up. You know that hungry look that the big jungle cats get, just before they pounce on the poor, helpless baby critter?
Yeah, that's how Mao was looking at me.
So, I slogged to the store through several inches of snow and blowing winds, grabbed the last box of cat food and my usual self-treat, a 7-ounce Del Monte fruit cup, and slogged back home again, my gimpy leg acting up horribly and my fingers turning blue.
Rested a few minutes, I opened the box of cat food and poured it into Mao's dish. Being a cat, he took precisely 3 nibbles and walked away.
I shrugged, sat down on the recliner with my fruit cup, opened it up and prepared to enjoy my morning treat.
That's when there was a knock at the back door. I got up and answered it. It was our maintenance man, trying to figure out if there was a water leak somewhere. I stood by as he inspected the kitchen and bathroom, found no leaks, then left to inspect the basement.
I returned to the living room, only to find Mao lapping away happily at my fruit cup. He also had a piece of pear stuck in his tooth and was sucking greedily at it. He heard me come in, turned and had the guiltiest look on his face I've ever seen on a cat. He jumped down, spilling the fruit cup in the process, and tore down the hallway to my bedroom, where he hid in the closet.
I fixed HIS wagon, though - I had a nice breakfast of Purina Tuna Nibbles!
Yeah, that's how Mao was looking at me.
So, I slogged to the store through several inches of snow and blowing winds, grabbed the last box of cat food and my usual self-treat, a 7-ounce Del Monte fruit cup, and slogged back home again, my gimpy leg acting up horribly and my fingers turning blue.
Rested a few minutes, I opened the box of cat food and poured it into Mao's dish. Being a cat, he took precisely 3 nibbles and walked away.
I shrugged, sat down on the recliner with my fruit cup, opened it up and prepared to enjoy my morning treat.
That's when there was a knock at the back door. I got up and answered it. It was our maintenance man, trying to figure out if there was a water leak somewhere. I stood by as he inspected the kitchen and bathroom, found no leaks, then left to inspect the basement.
I returned to the living room, only to find Mao lapping away happily at my fruit cup. He also had a piece of pear stuck in his tooth and was sucking greedily at it. He heard me come in, turned and had the guiltiest look on his face I've ever seen on a cat. He jumped down, spilling the fruit cup in the process, and tore down the hallway to my bedroom, where he hid in the closet.
I fixed HIS wagon, though - I had a nice breakfast of Purina Tuna Nibbles!
