原帖,贴主Mary Miller:
Twenty years ago, I found him in a cardboard box behind the grocery store, barely bigger than my palm. The kids were thrilled - finally, the kitten they'd been begging for. What they didn't know was that I needed him more than they did. My marriage was crumbling, I was drowning in debt, and some nights I'd sit in my car in the garage, wondering if anyone would even notice if I didn't come inside.
But this little furball would cry if I was gone too long. He'd head-butt my chin when tears rolled down my face, purring like a tiny motor until I had to smile. Through the divorce, through the kids' teenage years, through every single "Mom, you're embarrassing" and slammed door - he was there.
Now the kids have their own lives, their own cities, their own cats. They call on holidays, visit when they can. "How's the cat?" they'll ask, like he's just a pet. They don't understand that he's my shadow, my coworker, my dinner companion. When I'm folding laundry, he supervises every towel. When I'm packaging orders for my Tedooo app shop at 2 AM because I can't sleep, he quality-checks every box. When I cook dinner for one, he sits on his special chair, judging my seasoning choices.
Today I went overboard - salmon pâté, new toys, even a ridiculous birthday hat he immediately knocked off. Posted it on Facebook and got the comments I expected: "Must be nice to spoil a cat like that," "Crazy cat lady alert," "Don't you have grandkids to spend money on?"
They don't get it. For twenty years, through every loss and every small victory, he's been the only constant. When I finally started selling my crafts on Tedooo app and made my first sale, he was the one I celebrated with. When the doctor called with scary test results, he was who I held all night.
So yes, I throw birthday parties for my cat. Because unlike everyone else who left, he stayed.
【BTW我不觉得ai可以写出这样的经历】
看了几段《广东新语》神书,屈大均是个神人,拿来解闷是极好的。片段如下:
1.荔枝(吃多)会伤人,但喝点蜂蜜水能解。天啊!这不就是荔枝病补糖么。
2.广州城也有牡丹卖,开花很好看,但第二年就不开花了。我心说,因为广州不够冷花芽不能春化,搬去下雪的韶关过冬就能解。
3.东莞的洋面(和对面南沙)经常会出现蜃楼(现在也有人拍到),(东莞)靖康盐场有海市,他还认为海市和蜃楼不是一种东西,海市是各种海洋灵物如鲛人螺女交易的集市,我?!好有道理的样子,你说服了我。
4.他认为物候和二十四节气不适用于广东,是的呀!现在这帮无脑推二十四节气的脑残还没你有见识。
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嗷嗷嗷,这回应该是没有吃到奇怪的东西了:L.A.公共图书馆在展出一只叫Room 8的猫在六十年代在Elysian Heights小学的生活,摄影师Richard Hewett。
据说摄影师当年拍了297张照片,我看了七八张眼睛就直了,为站长计只发一张这里。
更多照片请移步:https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/search/searchterm/Room%208%20(Cat)%2C--1947-1968./field/subjec/mode/exact/conn/and