(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Caturday Pootie Diary: Makin' a list [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2022-11-26 “We need to test the lights and make sure they all still work,” I said, writing. “And get the tree out of the garage.” “That sentence doesn’t make any sense,” he said. “You know, the Christmas tree,” I said, motioning my hands in a vague triangle shape. He frowned. “The thing with the lights and branches?” “Yes!” “That’s not a tree.” “It’s not a real tree, no,” I said. "We used to get a real tree but they’re expensive and a fire hazard so now we get a fake one.” “But I can still climb it,” he mused. “I’d really rather you didn’t.” “What are you writing now?” he asked, smelling the air as if he could smell what I was writing. “It’s a list of people to buy gifts for,” I said, adding another name. “Am I on there?” “Of course,” I said. “You’ll get me a gift?” “And stuff for your stocking,” I agreed. “Is it a tuna?” I looked over at him. “Like a whole tuna?” “Yes! I want a whole one!” I shook my head. “That’s not very practical. They have a lot of bones and they smell.” “I like the smell!” “They have to be refrigerated.” “You have a refrigerator!” “I was thinking more like treats or a new catnip toy.” “Yes! All of that too!” “It’s going to have to be a surprise,” I said. “I’ll just ask Santa. He probably has a whole tuna in his magic bag.” I paused my list making and stared at him. “How do you know about Santa?” “I met him!” We stared at each other. “...when?” I asked slowly. “Last time you put up the fake tree!” I opened my mouth and shut it again. “Okay…,” I said, finally, giving myself a shake. “You should make a list for me,” he said. “Oh?” “I like being involved.” “Are you going to get gifts for us?” “Yes!” “Like what?” He thought about it. “Humans have a lot of deficiencies,” he said. “That’s true,” I agreed. “I might get you a few crickets, so you can see that you should be hunting them.” “I don’t eat crickets,” I told him. “Some humans do, though.” “They are delicious and fun to play with,” he said. “Mmmm...no.” "What do you get for the human who has all the human stuff?” he wondered aloud. “Snuggles?” “You already have thumbs,” he said, ignoring me. “We could cuddle,” I sang. “There must be a way to give you the ability to purr,” he said, staring up at the ceiling in thought. “I would actually like that.” “I’ll think about it,” he said. “Maybe I’ll consult Santa.” “Umm...okay, you do that.” “He has the best treats.” “Of course he does.” Happy Caturday, Peeps! The colored lights are going up all over the neighborhood and the Christmas music is on a loop at my work, sigh. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/26/2138429/-Caturday-Pootie-Diary-Makin-a-list Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/