DoY: What are you doing? Why aren't you petting me?

Me: Your sleekness, I'm sorry, but I really do need to get some work done here.

DoY: You're not working very hard; you're just staring at that screen.

Me: I'm putting together a submission data base.

DoY: (looking at screen) There's a town called Prince George?

Me: Yes, in Maryland.

DoY: This is outrageous!

Me: It's been there a long time, they didn't name it after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge' son.

DoY: Tailless twit! That's not the problem!

Me: Sorry, your grace. What IS the problem?

DoY: Why is there not a town named for ME?

Me: There's an entire county named for you Your Grace (quickly white-outing the T) See, Du chess County.

DoY: (only slightly mollified) well good. Now, arrange for a state visit. I want to see my subjects.

Me: You don't like to travel very much Your Grace. Remember how much you didn't like going just to Brooklyn? Your county is much farther away.

DoY: Emissaries. They should send emissaries. With gifts.

Me: What do you want as a gift, your Grace? You have everything you need right here.

DoY: more petting of course. Even for a giant furrlorn bi-ped, you are particularly dense this morning.

Me: My apologies your Grace. Now, should I type the royal decree demanding emissaries, or should I pet you?

DoY: I can't believe you think that's even a real question. at 10:24 AM nightsmusic said...

She has such a unique shape to her face, it's no wonder she demands respect, devotion and petting. Lots of petting...

8/5/18, 11:14 AM It's a very Siamese face: long and narrow, designed for getting the last drops of food out of the can. And getting into trouble.

I trust, Your Majesty, that you got the white-out off your screen once she was properly mollified?

8/5/18, 12:53 PM The voice of DOY deserves a graphic novel!!

8/5/18, 12:59 PM Beau-Henry (a rather handsome, fluffy fellow, and resident of Proud Spirit) would like to ask The DoY out on a date, but he's scared. He wants to know if she'd enjoy a ride on the four wheeler? Probably not. Never mind.

Off topic: I love those pillows. I'm currently in a blue and creamy white phase.

8/5/18, 2:02 PM I'm with Sherry! I'd buy that novel.

Just now passing by NYC on the way to Vermont. I told the fam to wave to Janet. One out of three kids humored me.

8/5/18, 3:15 PM The DoY is the feline supermodel. Like Amy Johnson, I'd buy that graphic novel, but I also loved Amy's interpretation of a flash fiction piece written by the DoY herself!

8/5/18, 4:24 PM I'm thinking DoY is a certain breed of cat. Something Egyptian. But don't tell her that. She'll lay claim that she's related to Nefertiti.

I'd buy a DoY novel on the spot if it were available. We could get Ann Belov to illustrate. :)

8/5/18, 6:34 PM I was thinking the same thing about the Egyptian look, Donna. I remember a quote (sort of) that said, " Cats were worshiped as gods by the Egyptians...
and they've never let us forget it!"

8/5/18, 7:25 PM The Duchess looks quite regal reclined against that elegant pillow, and far too dignified to yowl :-)

8/5/18, 8:36 PM I would have picked the Egyptian Mau, but I have seen other pictures and she doesn't seem to have the foreshortened front legs of the Mau. Therefore I would have to throw some weight into the Asian leopard cat as part of her ancestry.

With either of those bloodlines, I would think she would prefer a vacation on St. Georges Island down here in Florida above a trip to Prince George Maryland. It was once a lovely town but the sprawl has kind of overcome it.

I do think literacy, and a knowledge of geography, should belong to everyone.
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