Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for April 02, 2024

I’ll listen while I stare at all the colors.

“School days, school days, Dear old golden rule days,

Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ’rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hick’ry stick,

You were my cat in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,

And you wrote on your badge, I love you Joe, When we were a couple of kids.”

the badge says it all…love these colors, Teresa…

…heterochromia cats…

…no matter how colorful…

…or whisker filled…

…during brightest day…

…or blackest night…

…can leave without listening to Dolly Parton sing Purple Rain and-or Freebird…

…(substitute Beyonce’s Jolene upon request)…

…first…

…and since Netflix’s Three Body Problem is in someways even better than the book…

…the question remains…

…not, what if our input will be enough to even matter?…

…but, what if our not contributing is what destroys us?…

We don’t need no stinkin’ badges.

Cats must be listened to even when they are not wearing badges, even when it is four o’clock in the morning. If you do not listen, they puke up a hairball.

Laying off the Ayahuasca, now!

“Just glance at my badge, don’t stare at it. My eyes are up here. Gaze into them, and then you will do as I command.”

Prev. gen. neon. Next gen. plaid.

Badges? Cats dont need no steenking badges!

Seems legit.

Is that a calico cat?

Oh, “badge”. For a minute I was trying to figure out what a “ge” was, and what would make it bad.

Mine are demanding I look at them instead of the beautiful drawing!

If you don’t I’ll sit on your keyboard.

HELLO!

I’m Lame

Fantastic!

stained glass cat!

Felix and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!

Since when did cats need to show anyone any stinking badges?

Nitro Glycerin it in the creame rinse when The Cat is matted and needs his fur fluffed.

Like Easter lint some kitty’s give up and need a badge telling *HOW ☔ *

Leaves me feeling badgered.

…not only do I have the Cat badge…

…I have the Cat tennis shoes…

…the Cat Bible…

…the Cat flag…

…the Cat hat…

…the Cat scarf…

…the Cat cologne…

…the Cat vodka…

…the Cat-o- log…

…the Catmando…

…the Cat box…

…the Catwoman…

…the Cat scat…

…the Cat scan…

…the Can & mouse game…

…Category…

…the insurrection and life ever after…

…amen…

…////…

The cat got my tongue yesterday, but I quilt while I ’m ahead.

None of the cats I’ve lived with ever felt the need for a badge. They just assumed that what they were gave them complete authority for whatever they wanted.

and very handsome too!