Since I work with children, they will give me
"homework" assignments from time to time.
Here are the ones I have done so far:
"If Faye Bit Me . . ."
(May 1, 2003)
One day, Faye, a fourth-level in
Jennfer's class, approached me,
screaming. When she got to my side, she
reached her head over and bit into my
arm, taking a chunk of skin off into
her mouth. Now, I, being rather
startled and unable to handle the
excruciating pain, screamed. "Ouch!
Whatcha do that for, Faye?"
She had a big, toothy smile on her
face. "Because it's fun!" she replied.
I looked at her suspiciously.
Something did not seem right. "Faye?
Uh, do you have Rabies?"
Her grin stayed. "Why do you
ask?" Her mouth started to froth and
foam, The children around me were also
grinning, some biting each other. Two
unaffected children stared in awe.
"Max! Sam!" I called to them, "Go
tell Siri Atma that the children are in
danger. It looks like Rabies."
Within minutes, Siri Atma was at
my side. She did not need to ask what
was wrong. Two children approached her
with open mouths, masses of drool
dripping from their lips.
I can't tell you what happened next
from memory. I remember a big pain on
the side of my head. Then, it all went
black.
I was told that before the whole
school was contaminated, it was
evacuated. Eventually, the symptoms went
away, but the origins of the disease lay
unknown . . .
"What if Cats Ruled the World
and Dogs Became Extinct?"
(May 17, 2003 - for Asiya)
If cats ruled the world we would not
walk on two legs. We would crawl around
on all fours, eat with our hands but only
to catch our food, and not work.
A typical day would start with
waking up and going to hunt. Because
humans are so large, it's difficult for
us to jump, but we can sure climb! This
is the only time we can use out feet to
stabalize ourselves. Getting birds is the
most difficult thing. If we get one, we
must bring it to one of our many feline
masters. If none can be found, we leave
the gift in one of their favorite
sleeping areas. We are only worthy to eat
what we kill if it is something
land-bound and therefore easy to catch,
such as a mouse or lizard.
Following the morning hunt, we would
come in and nap. This is one of several
in the day. A person cannot have too many
hours of sleep. Cats have proven this.
Their lives are filled with health and
happiness. Sleep makes up a huge portion
of a typical healthy and happy life.
The third component to the day is
play time. "Acting you age," is not
something we worry about. Research before
cats took over the world showed that
people who had fun often lived longer
lives. We didn't need scientists to tell
us that, we just needed to look to cats
for our answers! We play by batting balls
around and sniffing catnip. We don't need
anything complicated. Life's simpler
pleasures are its best.
Each day is a cycle of all these
activities. You don't have to spend too
much time doing any one thing. You just
need to make sure that your day is filled
with these three things. Life is so much
better when it is not complicated.
We don't have to worry about
predators or enemies. Our biggest, dogs,
have all become non-existant. Even those
yappy ones who were just annoying,
they've been banished or have died. I
don't know where they are. I just know
they're not here. Will the world become
over-populated of cats? Can there be
such a thing as too many cats? That's
blasphemy! It's also too much to think
about right now. I'm going to nap to get
my energy up for dinner-time hunting.