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At least they’re on the same (weird) wavelength

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Poppy occasionally likes to pretend she’s the Sphinx. She’ll plant herself at the top or bottom of the stairs and insist that any stair-goers solve a riddle before they can pass. The question is generally something along the lines of, “Who takes care of Pete and gives him food?” Acceptable answers include “Mommy” and “Daddy.”

This morning, she stopped Pete as he headed downstairs for breakfast. His riddle was a doozy:

“What do cats do in the morning when they read the newspaper to cats?”

Now, I wouldn’t know what to say to that. I would’ve had to perish slowly at the top of the stairs. Petey, however, knew just what to say. In a barely audible whisper, he murmured his response:

“Meowmeowmeowmeow.”

And that, according to our small blonde quizmaster, was the correct answer. While Pete sped toward his yogurt and cereal, I asked her what he’d said.

In the event that you’re ever faced with a sphinx who’d like to know what do cats do in the morning when they read the newspaper to cats, the correct answer is: Meowspaper.

Obviously.

Reading

Take a look, it’s in a book

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I took an informal “What’s your favorite book?” poll on Facebook. Here are the results:

  • “Pride and Prejudice — I love her (Austen’s) sense of humor, the social propriety, the true-to-life and hilarious characters, and of course Mr. Darcy is the ultimate quiet, mysterious, tall-dark-and-handsome, wealthy man…” (Tammy K.)
  • “… i guess maybe ‘good omens,’ by terry pratchett and neil gaiman. for one, because it’s written by two of my favorite authors EVER. but apart from that, it’s a solid story: excellent plot, interesting characters that make me care about what happens to them, and a metric ton of hilarity. :D” (Stephanie F.)
  • “I love The Secret Garden and Little Women.” (Alison B.)
  • “Anne of Green Gables. It never gets old to me! Her drama always makes me laugh!” (Kate M.)
  • “Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I love it because it’s a great story and great characters, and it makes you want to be a better person. There are others that rate right up there. If you ask me tomorrow it might be different.” (Laura D.)
  • “To Kill a Mockingbird b/c I love the characters! How can you not have a crush on Atticus Finch and just fall in love with Scout?” (Breanne G.)
  • “A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan – classic WWII story told with literary flair not oft present in such works.” (Mannie L.)
  • “Little Women. I always wanted to be Jo. :)” (Amy M.)
  • “Depends on my mood … Pride and Prejudice is definitely up there.” (April)

    • I’ve already read several of these (“Good Omens,” “The Secret Garden,” “Little Women,” “Poisonwood Bible” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”), but I’m thinking about re-reading those and reading the others on the list, too. Even Mannie’s World War II story.

    How about you? What’s your favorite book?