Sunday, May 25, 2014
Fullmoonish
The last few days have seemed sort of full-moonish, even though the moon itself is at the other end of its cycle. Noticing what might be called 'failures of wisdom' in myself and in other humans and mammals. Lots of uninhibited and unwise moves.
On my Thursday store walk I noticed a gray cat slinking across a street, playing the old cat game Come And Get Me! You'll Be Surprised When I Suddenly Disappear!
I thought: "Damn, cat. Don't play that game. It works on cats and dogs, but it doesn't work on cars."
On my Saturday store walk the prediction unfortunately came true. The same cat in roughly the same place, flattened in a pool of blood. A couple of kids were examining the cat. The younger kid probably didn't understand why the cat wasn't moving. The older kid pulled her away, and both went home.
Jesus. What an awful way to get acquainted with the facts of life and death. You have to learn these things sooner or later, but it's better to learn them first with something less 'personal', such as a mouse in a trap.
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