Sunday 12 July 2020

seventeen weeks

It's a definite improvement, for sure.

MOUSES!

Oh quit your griping, woman.  I didn't actually say you were ugly.  I SAID, you looked better with the mask on than off.

MOUSES!

And I'd like you know, I HAVE THE AESTHETICS OF A CAT.

You should be so lucky to have the same.  But as a peep, you don't, so you aren't aware 'bout how much better your face looks when half of it is all covered up like that.

MOUSES!

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And such was the start of my day.

A few hours later...

Peepers, are you still goin' on about this?  Let me tell you some facts.  I've been lookin' at that ol' mug of yours for like uh...  For ninety-two million, five hundred and thirty-four thousand, four hundred seconds.  And let me tell you somethin' else: THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF SECONDS, for sure.

Even if they are in cat time.

And gettin' a bit of a reprieve by not havin' to look at your WHOLE mug all the time is...

Well...

Well I'll take what I can get, okay?

MOUSES!

Hey Peepers, you ever look at a raccoon?

Of course you have.

Well raccoons are cute, right?

RIGHT?

Right.

And raccoons look like they're wearin' masks.  Now if raccoons are cute while wearin' a mask, maybe you could look cute wearin' one, too.

Not buyin' that, huh?

Well...

Well why aren't you?  You know darn well raccoons are cute.

YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY TO BE AS CUTE AS A RACCOON.

MOUSES!

Of course, bein' as cute as a cat would be even better, but let's face facts...

Face facts.

Pun intended?

Oh yeah.

MOUSES!

But let's face facts, your face is NEVER gonna look as cute as mine 'cause uh...

Well...

Well 'cause I'm a cat and you, my dear Peepers, are only a peep.

And peeps...

Well peeps just aren't as cute as us cats.

But like I said before, the mask does help.  As much as anythin' can, I suppose.  Makes you at least tolerable to look at, and...

QUIT YOUR GRIPING, WOMAN!  I AM NOT BEIN' INSULTIN'.  I'M MERELY EXPLAININ' HOW YOUR LOOKS CAN BE IMPROVED WITH A MASK!!!

Boy oh boy, a cat tells his peep the mask she's wearin' to be a good global citizen and keep other peeps safe durin' this pandemic thing looks good on her, and what does a cat get?

Nothin' but grief.

MOUSES!

SO WHAT IF I EXPLAINED IT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAKE YOU THINK I WAS SAYIN' YOUR HIDIN' YOUR FACE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT?

I mean, that IS what I meant, but so what if that's the way I said it?  I was still tellin' you, you look good in a mask.

Peeps, they're never satisfied, you know?

Of course you do.

MOUSES!

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And remember:

IF IN DOUBT,

DON'T. GO. OUT.

Continue to practice SOCIAL DISTANCIN' measures

AND KEEP WASHIN' YOUR PAWS.

MOUSES!

And remember to mask up, too.

6 comments:

  1. There aren't many masks in our neck of the woods!

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  2. MOL! We thought your raccoon explanation was perfectly fine, Sivvers!

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  3. Seville, I expect we'll all be wearing masks for a long time to come; I don't want to make someone else sick!

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  4. Not sure why your purrson had a hissy fit. We thought your reasoning was solid!! We kinda like humans in masks too ;) MOL!!!
    Purrs,Georgia and Julie

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  5. My human says I am lucky, since I'm used to seeing people in masks because of my therapy work - so when we go to the pet stores (no therapy visits or travel for now), I'm not weirded out by all the masked humans.

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