Notes from the Edge

      

Posted 04-19-2024

It has been a good week here. It was a
week with a lot to do and it kept me away from writing for the most part. For
the lesser part, though, I did get all of my ducks in a row. Therefore, Monday
I will be able to jump in.

I will also try to get an Earth’s
Survivors Book 4 preview out soon too. It is a good book. I think you will like
it. Nevertheless, since it was written two years ago I had forgotten exactly
how it went. I was shocked when I opened the front cover and realized which
story it was. Cannot say more, but you will probably be very surprised. There
is a small preview in the back of Book 3, I just need to get a longer preview
done and get it into a PDF format and on Writerz.net, Geo, Jays, and Dell’s
sites, and the Earth’s Survivors site too. I will get that in the next few
weeks.

Rapid City:
I gave a lot of thought to America the Dead, The Earth’s Survivors series that
is not fully published at this time. It follows other characters from New York,
L. A., a few other large cities. And also Rapid City.

Okay, a little humor concerning
cats…

 I would just like to say I have a cat. It
loves me. It is not a dog, but I do my best to overlook that, and, for the
cat’s part, he seems to do a good job of overlooking my shortcomings too…
Like not being very appreciative of the dead snakes, chipmunks, mice and birds,
he brings me. He looks at me as if I am an idiot because, Hey! He has
done all the hard work. Hunted it. Killed it. Bought it to me. All I have to do
is eat it.  Therefore, I have a cat. I do
not wish any harm to befall any cat. Please do not write to me and tell me I
hate cats, because it would really hurt my cat to find that out…

I have often daydreamed that the cats
have wandered off. Become lost. But then I think, how will I explain it to Mom
when she gets home and wants to know where the cats are? Hmm. So, I came up
with…

‘Excuses for why the cat is gone.’

It was past its expiration date, so I
had to chuck it.

There was a terrible showdown between
the cat and three mice. I think the mice were carrying knives.  It was bad. Yes, they may have been blind
mice, but they were friggin’ mean blind mice.

I traded that cat for Volkswagen.

What cat? We had a cat.

Other Cat Stuff…

Used cats: You never see ads for used
cats, you know, “Gently used cat. Very low miles. Will trade for good dog,
beaver or camping tent.”

One of the things I have against cats:
They have fur all over them, and since I am in denial about having evolved from
some sort of monkey or other animal, it bothers me to know they may rise and
take over the world someday. Funny? I will bet that is what the other monkeys
thought about 75,000 years ago when Bob the different monkey shocked
them all by fixing a hamburger and fries for dinner instead of insects and
grass.

Whistling. If you whistle to a dog, they
are coming. He or she will be right there. Whistle to a cat and they may flip
you off, but they are not coming.

Things you never hear…
“Brother, can you spare a cat?”

Famous Quotes:

“Give a man a potato he can eat
for a day. Teach a man how to grow a potato and a cat will probably come along,
dig up his garden and crap in it.”

Things I have not seen: Three legged
cats. Cats with their suitcases packed (Do they have suitcases?). Cats with a driver’s
license. Talking cats. Unpretentious cats.

From a real Social Website Commentary

The following conversation contains
bad remarks about cats and cat like creatures. If bad remarks about cats or cat
like creatures offend you, you should not read this. Also, no cats were harmed
in the making of this commentary, nor do any of the participants wish any cats
to be harmed for any reason… Except the ones trying to take over the world…

The conversation started in response
to an Article about Cat Allergies…

Geo Dell: I am not going to read it. I do not
want to learn how to get along with cats… Here is my theory of how cat
allergies happen. I think the ACD Gene detects their presence and alerts you.
Of course, we should pay attention, but we do not. I also have another theory. Cats
send out a pheromone. This enters the brain through our olfactory organs and
then is, unfortunately, absorbed into the blood stream. Suddenly, usually within
hours, you find yourself liking cats. WHAT? You think, how in heck did that
happen? Easy, that pheromone carried a destructive gene sequence that will
attack and overcome the ACD gene. After that contaminated people are screwed. Those
people will continue to like cats, and, unfortunately again, the cats will take
over the world and make us their enslaved race of human pets… Or… When the
‘Fridge is empty… Pet Food…

Name Changed for protection: I had a dream like that once where
cats had taken over the world and people had to worship them or be killed. lol

Geo Dell: True, sad, but true. It will happen. It
is inevitable…

Geo Dell: Oh… ACD = A**hole Cat Detector

Geo Dell: Reasons to not like cats… They used
to be ten feet tall at the shoulder… They used to catch us and take us back
for the kits to chase around and learn to hunt… They are only tolerant of
us… THEY WANT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

Geo Dell: Every year thousands of people die in
their homes and are eaten by cats. You never hear of cats dying in their homes
and being eaten by us, do you?

Name Changed for protection: lol

Geo Dell: Old people are forced to eat dog food.
Well, cats are cheaper.

Name Changed for protection: Hey, I think people forget they are
living with animals. if you die, they will eat you. You are meat at that point.

Geo Dell: Yes, but I believe cats have
secretly learned how to use the phone and call their friends over. Somewhat
like a… Fancy Feast.

Name Changed for protection: “Hey Oscar, this is Simon, my
food supply died… you wanna come over and help me eat him… Tell whiskers
and the crew that dinner is on me this weekend.”

 

Geo Dell: Exactly. Now you are thinking. Rise
up! Rise up, I say. And… Uh, well, I really don’t have a plan, but I would
say start installing video cameras, keep track of these cats, especially the
radical Pink Panther cats. Then, well, we will do something. Start a revolution
or something. Sit around smoke pot, drink and say deep things that nobody
remembers the next day. At least that is the way it was in the Seventies when
we used to talk about revolution…

Name Changed for protection: lol

…….

Okay. That is me this week. Forgive me
for the cat remarks. I love cats. Okay, I don’t love cats. I like my cat
though, and I wouldn’t let a dog eat him, and I really like dogs, so that’s a
big deal. It is raining here in New York. It’s nearly 1:00 A.M., it seems it is
always between 1:00 and 3:00 A.M. before I finally get the blog finished, and,
lately, it’s always raining. This early morning it is appreciated though as it
has been so humid.

Tomorrow is an episode of Naked and
Afraid. If you have not seen it, it is a survival situation. They
drop a man and a woman off in the middle of nowhere, a deserted island, the
jungle, a swamp, you name it, naked and with absolutely nothing except they can
each choose one thing, like a flint for fire, a hatchet, etc. Okay, obviously
they drag you in with the naked thing, but the show is actually good. After a
few minutes you forget about the naked stuff (Yes, it’s blurred out) and you
get caught up in the saga.

What I have learned from this is that
men talk a lot but they do not measure up to the ladies when it comes to
actually getting things done. Three of the shows I have watched, if not for the
women, the men would have been in deep trouble. If I ever walk off into the wilderness,
I am taking a woman with me.

Okay. I hope you had a good week. See
you next week…

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