The old saying, “you are what you eat“ is a lie. If it were true, Merida would be money. The little heathen only picks $20 bills. Even when all the pieces found are connected there’s always some part missing. I tape together what I can find and hope that at some point I can get to the bank and beg for replacement bills.
In the meantime, Merida maintains her innocence and hopes to be exonerated.
But the worst part? In order to snatch a $20, Merida must open a desk drawer or be waiting when it’s opened and quickly do a grab and run theft. Her antics have become so overwhelming, I bought a shock collar!
Combining “no” with a beep and “no” with vibration typically has her rethinking bad behavior. But not with money! She got her first real live shock over the latest theft. She dropped the $20, yelped and ran… and I felt like a horrible puppy momma. But that’s how we found out she had TWO twenties. One still intact and the one pictured above.
Since that single, memorable jolt, she’s not pushed her luck on anything past the initial beep. But when the collar is off and on the charger, she reverts to her mischievous bad-butt self. Still, it feels like we’re making progress!
Too bad we can’t say we’re making COVID progress.
How severe the pandemic is in the places where people I care about are located…
Daily new COVID-19 cases (7 day moving average):
Indiana-102.6 (up and currently the 2nd worst state in the nation only behind Alaska); Jackson Co – 153.4 (up again) — 6.62% infected (up); Florida 43.5 (up); Nevada – 80.0 (up)
TIL (today I learned): Janis Joplin’s will stipulated that $2500 go to throwing a hard-partying funeral for her. The funeral was held in a popular rock venue and the 300 attendees got drunk and partied hard. Read more if you’re thinking about what to put in your will…