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09/05/02 - I’ve got to get rid of these thoughts ... One of the bonuses that comes with journal writing is that you get a dumping ground for your thoughts, the annoying ones, the nagging ones, the misplaced ones, the sad ones. Write them down and forget them. Sometimes that works. I have a whole pile of “animal” thoughts. These definitely fall under the misplaced category. I keep thinking about my puppy that we had to take to the pound. She was a very cool dog. Fortunately, someone felt the same way and she was adopted by a woman within a couple of days. When I brought her to the pound they asked about her habits. I thought I covered them all, though I wasn’t thinking too clearly. But, a few days later I dared to remember. I forgot to tell them that she liked stuffed animals. She would find them, carry them around, then bring them to you to throw across the room for fetching. I forgot to tell them that. I hope her new owner isn’t a Beanie Baby collector. I kept the two cats at the old house until everything was gone. Since they are older cats, I am afraid they may not be adopted. Spunky had been afraid of the puppy and spent most of her time in my room hiding. Punkin was more aggressive, she always ruled the roost. I miss their softness. The other night at work one of the swing-shift people who works before me ran over a cat in the parking lot. Animal control wouldn’t be able to come for it until the next day. So, I sort of stood vigil over it during the night, until, somehow, something moved it. I wondered about that, but really didn’t want to know. The incident made me miss my kitties more. Lots of stuff goes on in the night. My owl friend, Mystic, still flies by. Turns out the opossum that I’ve named Ozzie, is two opossums. The cutest little opossum baby ran through the lot a few nights ago. I used to hate opossums, but after seeing that baby, I’ve changed my mind (something I do a lot of lately). And now I sort of look forward to seeing Ozzie, Harriet and Little Ricky. That’s that ... animal thoughts dealt with. The rest of my thoughts will be dealt with too, in the order of, well, no particular order. But, it does help to nudge me a little. In fact, nudging is a plus. |