Well, this year was a horrible year with all kinds of suffering and strife. Guess Ill start at the beginning. I threw up so much this year I thought I was gonna die. Then Matt yelled at me a lot when I was bad. Then I threw up some more and saw a dog poop in a parking lot and got away with it. We stayed at lots of motels, some good, some not so good. And then-----
MATT: (interrupting) This isn't really your Christmas letter, is it?
BUSTER: Yes,...I wanted to be honest about things and---
MATT: (interrupting again) It doesn't sound very honest when you only mention the bad things. There were some pretty good things that happened this year.
BUSTER: Like?
MATT: Like the fact that the good vet found a medication that stopped you from all that puking. In fact you haven't puked once since December 3rd.
BUSTER: You're keeping score?
MATT: Sure. Its what I do. You could have also mentioned the new apartment we got last week with the huge windows you love...
BUSTER: Yes....and the birds (looking into space)....oh the birds. So mannnny biiiirrrrdddss. And the window sills are so deep. Lots of room for me.
MATT: And what did you get for Christmas early??
BUSTER: That was my Christmas present? Oh. I got a crows nest.
MATT: Yes! And you loved it!
BUSTER: Yes yes yes. Okay, I love it a lot.
MATT: Too bad I didn't get a picture of you in it. Will do so next time.
BUSTER: Its so tall! I'm as tall as you when I lay in the top level.
MATT: Almost.
3 comments:
Buster, you learned another valuable Christmas lesson from your manservant, Matt. As that old theologian, Johnny Mercer, taught us some time ago, "You've got to emphasize the affirmative, and eliminate the negative, and don't mess with Mr. In-Between."
Best wishes to you and Matt for a Merry Christmas and a healthy, peaceful and rewarding New Year.
Merry Christmas to you and yours from the Divine Miss Marilyn and me!
Right back at all of you. Ill be spending the rest of Christmas Day at a truck stop in Barstow, CA with no apostrophe key working, but with fairly good weather. In fact I think I hear me purring right now!
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