animal magic

I am already in a foul mood most of the time lately. People who interrupt me in mid-story with an objection to an irrelevant detail should have paid-up life insurance. Word to the wise.

One thing that bugs me the most when I’m out of sorts like this is that I can’t read for extended periods of time. I am a compulsive reader, the kind whose parents had to make sure he wasn’t reading under the covers at night, and it’s a huge pleasure to me. When I’m addled from bad thoughts and rampant emotions, I lose track of things about every third paragraph. Maddening.

The cat has taken to approaching me and holding out her paw and waiting. I pet the paw or “shake her hand” and she seems happy with this. I feel as though i should be pulling a thorn from her paw.

It’s maddening to have this tremendously urgent need to fix things about my life and have no way to fix them.

5 thoughts on “animal magic

  1. Sorry to interrupt. Im nto sure where you are going with this but a word to the wise woudl be unneccesary. It is a word to the unwise or at least unaware who wish to live to be wise some day…. anyway go on wiht what you were saying.

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  2. Cats have a knack for knowing when you’re troubled or hurt. Maybe it’d you who needs the thorn taken out, C.
    And yeah, I hear you on the reading thing. One of the best things in the world… and maddeningly difficult when distressed or disturbed.
    I recommend at least a brief change of scenery, hopefully accompanied by a cadre of willing listeners for more story telling. It might make you feel better. At the very least, it’ll make you think differently.
    Peace

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  3. One thing that bugs me the most when I’m out of sorts like this is that I can’t read for extended periods of time.
    Ditto. Doing the same thing right now. Sucks that my favorite escape is not an option.

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  4. You know I understand. I wanted to strangle certain parties the other day when it was happening on channel. I didn’t know how to without causing massive explosions. Hurrrr durr.
    Honk honk hug!

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