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July 9, 2008

Frogger

This is Cletus:

Cletus

Cletus lives in our backyard. Every night the cats assume the meatloaf position and wait for him to appear. When he does, they stare as he entertains them by sitting still for long periods of time. Desmond and Daphne reward this trick with noises like “gah” “murrl,” and “errddgh”. Sometimes he moves and it’s very exciting for them when he does.

Cletus used to have a girlfriend, Blanche. But we only saw her once. I think she dumped him because he is lazy and not much of a provider. The junebugs plop onto the concrete and he just sits there. He makes no effort to catch the little bits of crunchy grossness unless they are within his immediate reach. Maybe he’s depressed, being single and all, and has lost his appetite. He does look a bit sad since the first time we saw him, with Blanche on a night out. Now that I think about it, she seemed rather distant that night. Maybe that was the beginning of the end.

I feel bad for lonely Cletus, so some nights, I’ll turn the patio light on and look for him with the cats. When he makes his appearance, I talk to him. He’s not much of a talker though. And like many men, he doesn’t seem to hear me. Maybe that’s what ultimately made Blanche leap ship.

He is sort of cute though, in an amphibious way, isn’t he?

9 people have roominated “Frogger”

  1. sizzle had this to say on July 9th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    He’s adorable. And I don’t even like frogs.

  2. distracted spunk had this to say on July 9th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    This was adorable. And made me chuckle.

    I enjoyed it! (Hope you’re doing well!)

  3. Sandi had this to say on July 9th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    I think I saw Blance in Tucson recently - with a Gila Monster. Apparently she prefers the “bad boy” type.

  4. Mandy Lou had this to say on July 10th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Cletus does look a bit down, maybe he just needs to get back out there and start dating again. There are lots of toads in the ocean (or creek, whatever).

    Glad to see you back!

  5. Alison had this to say on July 10th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    He’s totally cute!

  6. Missy had this to say on July 14th, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Blanche doesn’t know what she’s missing out on.

  7. Dagny had this to say on July 14th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    Cletus is absolutely adorable. That alone should have made Blanche stick around.

  8. Share and share alike » catheroominations had this to say on July 14th, 2008 at 9:58 pm

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  9. flurrious had this to say on July 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Heh. The “meatloaf position.” I call that pretending to be a mailbox, but then my cat is larger than average.

    I think it’s sweet that you talk to Cletus, as well as having named him. I hope he finds a new, less demanding girlfrog.

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