Category A Little Personal
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Try Philosophy
“Are we going out to play today, Twiggy?” “I’m not sure. It is mighty hot out there.” “I was out there earlier, and it seemed okay.” “Yeah, that was before the gates of hell opened.” “What do you mean by that?” “We are coming into the summer, which is laughingly called ‘Hell’s back porch.’” “Oh, […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste in the Morning
“I’m tired of playing with Chicken Licken,’ Twiggy.” “Don’t see why it’s only been an hour.” “I suspect a little dark sarcasm in the classroom.” “Maybe just a little. Come on down and get another toy.” “I’m going to do Hot Dog. What about you?” “I have a hold of Coco/DoughDough.” You going to play […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste in the Yard
“Tempeste, where are you going?” “Don’t you hear that barking?” “That dog barks every day. What’s the big deal?” “It just sounded a little different to me.” “Listen carefully. Tell me it’s different.” “Okay. You are right. That is the same dog.” “So let’s get on with the day,” “Yeah, good idea. That stupid dog […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste – Doing Nothing
“What do you think, Twiggy. Time we do something?” “I suppose. You know those long weekends knock me out.” “What are you doing in the kitchen?” “You never know what those two might drop.” “Yeah, like what?” “Oh, I don’t know. Maybe a bit of cheese or cracker.” “Okay, so I ran over here, and […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Check out the New Fence
“Tempeste, why aren’t you testing the fence?” “For one, this tasty leaf needs to be finished.” “Is there a for two?” “Well, from here it looks mighty wicked.” “What do you mean, ‘wicked?’” “It might be electrified.” “Dad would never do that.” “He would get pretty excited when I busted through the old one.” “Yeah, […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Tempeste Learns Something
“Tempeste, what are you doing?” “There is something in the cross-vine.” “Don’t be silly. The only things in those vines are lizards and birds.” “I think there’s some kind of creepy crawly up there.” “You’d better get off that rickety fence.” “Lizards could be classified as creepy crawly.” “Hold on. I’m coming.” “I think we […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – The Puma and the Panther
“The panther catches the puma off guard.” “The puma reacts as an always-ready warrior.” “The panther gets a jaw lock on the puma.” “The puma thumps the panther on the head.” “The panther breaks the puma’s hold.” “The puma readies for the next attack.” “Another jaw lock by the panther.” “A ferocious roar by the […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Deal with Exhaustion
“Twiggy. I’m exhausted.” “What’s the matter?” “Mom took me to Lowe’s, and I’m worn out.” “Oh, poor you. You’ve got to go to Lowe’s.” “I know. All those people adoring me and the treats.” “Yes, the horror.” “I’m starting to recover.” “Oh, I would take the rest of the day. One can’t be too careful.” […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Miss Mom.
“She’s really gone?” “Well, for a while, Tempeste.” “Where’d she go?” “Daughter is fostering a dog and had to go on a trip, so Mom is babysitting.” “How long is she going to be gone?” “Till Sunday.” “Till Sunday? You know how long that is?” “Yeah, it’s four days.” “We could die by […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste
” “What is that, Twiggy?” “What is what?” “That sound.” “Hmm. If I didn’t know better, I would say it’s a 3.2-liter truck engine.” “How far away do you think it is?” “I figure it is leaving the FedEx warehouse in Austin.” “I wonder how long it will take to get here?” “I’m not a […]
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