When you’re splitting firewood, and Zoe the Kitten starts playing attack-the-axe.
That doesn’t work.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."
I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.
It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Perhaps Zoe needs to do some research about chickens and axes on YouTube.
Zoe needs to figure out that things can kill her. Preferably before something does.
I suppose I should be happy that she doesn’t like to wander off like Butch the (late) Tomcat did.
Voodoo, the cur likes to lick the logs I am trying to split. Still haven’t quite figured out why the ones I stand on end are ‘better’ than the ones sitting in line waiting but,,,,,
Silly mutt just like a silly kitten. Ya ain’t alone in that regard.
So… … you’re looking for an Emergency Backup Backup Cat now?
We want pictures, darn it! LOL
Laddie (my wee Corgie) loves to chew the bark off the firewood, and often barks at that intruder dog he can see in the glass of the stove door. He is smart enough not to put his nose on the glass when there’s a fire in there! He got pretty close the first time, but he learns fast.