Jimmie Lightner

Technology, Truth, and Common Sense

Tag: Cats

  • Shattered

    She didn’t ring the bell; she just stood there at the edge of the porch, her gaze meeting mine through the glass of the living room window. The silence seemed deliberate, a prelude to the inevitable. Death was shorter than I imagined, but with a kind, gentle smile. She carried with her a small black…

  • The Divide

    A sense of guilt washes over me, again. I watch as you sleep, restlessly. Your ears and whiskers twitch as you dream, someplace beyond this cruel reality I’m trapped within. I feel foolish. I’ve secretly held my hopes high, but the truth of things comes ever more steadily into focus, crushing the dream I’ve managed…

  • Bad Luck

    It seems to me that I’ve had quite a bit of bad luck lately. I’m truly not sure what I’ve done to offend lady Karma, but she has since responded and laid her divine retribution squarely on my shoulders, consistently, for the past month. While I do not understand, I am listening, I am learning,…

  • Nico the Napping

    This cat is the most adorable creature in the world…

  • Adult onset allergies suck

    I’m becoming increasingly allergic to my cats. They’re perfect – they’re the kind of cats that non-cat people and cat people alike dream about owning. They want cuddles, they seek out attention, they’re playful and fun. I adore them… but it seems as if I’m becoming more allergic by the day. Tonight I laid on…