Sick Day

I stayed home sick. These two did all they could to try and make me feel better. Alias took his usual napping spot with his legs on my thighs and his head face down on my shins. Kenta snuggled his brother.

 

Scrutable

Someone once broke up with me saying I was too 'inscrutable.' I told her I'd be insulted by that if only I knew what it meant. She didn't laugh at my response. I shared this story with Alias and this was his attempt at looking inscrutable. Love Norma's photobomb.

Norma Trying Her Best

I long for the days when watching Norma roll up in a mat amused me to no end. 
 

My Tiger

This is Alias’ ferocious look I gave him a grade of B+/A-. Your thoughts?
 

Smart Guy

Kenta melted my heart one more time. He loves learning from Alias and Norma. From almost their first day with me, one of the most adorable things about Norma and Alias is when I’m at the top of the steps, on my way down, and they are at the bottom of the steps looking up. They race upstairs as fast as they can as if to get away from me as fast as possible even if they are innocent. Kenta, for the first time ever did the exact same thing yesterday. 

Question

Alias has a droopy right eye. Norma has a droopy left eye. Mirror images or merely we're all damn droopy in our household?
 

Harrowing Weekend

It was another tense weekend in the Twin Cities with another Minnesotan killed by federal border enforcement agents. I had a ticket to the Timberwolves afternoon basketball game. I wondered if I should still go. The killing didn’t happen downtown where the arena is, but the whole thing felt a little bit like the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in 2020.

They ended up postponing the game to Sunday so, 24 hours later, I had an hour to kill before leaving for the game. I lay down on my bed. Alias joined me and took his place when we take long naps together, on the top of my legs facing my feet. Norma shortly after joined us taking her usual spot between my feet and Alias. Surprisingly Kenta joined us too. He rarely does but he took his place horizontally on my chest with his fur in my nose and mouth. So I pushed him down a bit and the three of us settled in. This made me want to stay home and I knew the three of them would appreciate that. But the hour passed by quickly and I decided I didn’t want to waste a ticket so I began to move my housemates off of me. 

The Timberwolves got clobbered. They did have a nice moment of silence before the game for Saturday’s victim. Who knows where this charged political atmosphere is going? Thankfully, the three of them continue to teach me. We just have to enjoy our in the moment daily time together. That’s all.