My answers are in CAPS and bold
Our friend Teddy, who is One Spoiled Cat
provided the following photo to inspire me on Poetry Thursday
Harry didn’t want to go to Hogwarts
The very thought tied his tummy in knots
He didn’t want to be taught by over acting Scots
He tried everything to make sure he has was on’t caught
He did not want to play Quidditch
To fly on a bloom above the pitch
He didn’t want to learn from some old bitch
Or date a girl who was secretly a witch
He did not want to fight Voldemort
Or get on an invisible train for transport
Or wear a hat that would sort
Or meet the half blood prince in his court
No matter how he tried he could not avoid the owl
Who wore a permanent scowl
And forced Harry to go to Hogwarts despite how he did howl
And spoon of Voldemort he did run afoul
Harry had to survive as a chess piece
And battle a basilisk as the danger did increase
He battled dragons and boggarts apiece
And eat rabbit with Hagrid that was covered with grease
He protected his friends from ghosts, goblins and gnomes
From creatures deep in the catacombs
FRankly, he thought everyone suffered from VOldermot derangement syndrome
And all he wanted was to go home
Have you, or anyone in your pack, seen a reflection of yourself in a mirror?
I have not but Foley once saw her reflection in a full length mirror in a hotel in Mystic Ct and she barked and pawed at her reflection in furious anger for 30 minutes
I was taking my Dad for his walk the other day. If I don’t get him out he stinks like sweat socks. I don’t mind but mom complains. I was having a sniff when suddenly, from behind a fire hydrant, came a chihuahua riding a segway with a siren on the handlebars. He motioned for me to pull over.
“May I see your license?” the chihuahua asked.
I, a law abiding dog, proudly showed him my tag.
“I am sorry, it's expired,” the chihuahua said.
How can this be? I looked up at my Dad and saw him fidgeting.
“I can explain, officer,” he said. “We got the license, it is all paid for, but I had a problem getting it on the little ring. I promise to do so when we get home.”
“It’s not that simple,” the officer said. “We live in a world of laws, and if you flaunt those laws, there is a price to pay. I fine you four treats.”
I know Daddy brings treats with him to reward me if I am overcome with the need to perform a bodily function (and it needs to be a specific bodily function, as my cousin Oscar found out when mid-walk he mounted a lollipop poodle and got the hose turned on him.)
Daddy was quick to grab the treats and was about to handle them to the chihuahua when I barked at him to stop.
This was very suspicious. I had never seen a dog patrol this park before. We had private dog security.
I asked to see his badge. “I don’t have to show, I’m with ICE.”
“Capades?” I asked.
“No, I have been ordered to make sure all dogs are licensed.”
I am a descendent of the great Judge Foley Monster and I felt compelled to fight this to the Supreme Court I said.
But then my dad gave him the treats.
When the chihuahua had rolled away I barked at my Dad and asked why he gave my treats away.
“Right now it is best not to mess with ICE,” he said “even if its a chihuahua on Segway.”
This is a picture of the fountain that sits in our bird bath.
You might notice it is not working.
That is because it never work.,
It exists to drive Daddy crazy.
It is supposed to float on the water, but the bird bath is not deep enough. so the pump touches the bottom of the bird bath, and tips.
So Daddy spends hours trying to balance the fountain so it sits upright. When he finally gets it he creeps away, watching it, willing it not to tip.
He mostly does this for Mommy who loves the see the birds splash in the water. She sits at the kitchen table during breakfast time and the bird entertain her. Until one of the birds lands on the fountain, tips it over, and we start once again.
Fifty years ago Mommy was on Martha's during the filming of Jaws and she could hear over the radios "the shark is not working."
Now the fountain is not working.
And we need a bigger bath.
My answers are in CAPS and bold .1. A BOOK OF STAMPS is a book that I would reread again. IT IS THE ONLY BOOK YOU CAN LICK 2. ...
