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The Slice: Tubbs spent ninth life helping man fight for his
Let’s start with a conversion story.
“I never really cared for cats,” wrote North Sider Bruce Rogers.
Then came the summer when he underwent radiation treatments for throat and neck cancer. “I lost weight and felt very tired.”
Right about then a neighborhood cat named Tubbs took a keen interest in Rogers. Tubbs hung out with Rogers, took naps with him and generally kept an eye on him. “Maybe because he knew I wasn’t feeling well.”
The two became friends. “Needless to say, my mind was changed about cats.”
Shortly after Rogers overcame his health challenge, Tubbs passed away.
Re: Falling off the roof: “After a spectacular fall, my husband was lying spread-eagle on the ground and appeared to be stunned,” wrote Amy Ammons. “I stood about two feet away, holding my breath, waiting for some outburst of anger, expletives, any reaction at all. (They do say you should not approach an injured animal too quickly, and for some reason on that day, I felt a bit of caution about running up to him too soon.)
“Finally, when he recovered enough to sit up, he asked why I was staying at a safe distance – ‘What were you waiting for?’
“I replied, ‘I thought you were doing a systems check, and I wanted to give you time to finish.’
“The line haunts me now, and whenever he goes off to do something risky, like hunting or cutting down trees, he always reassures me, ‘Don’t worry, if I get injured, I’ll do a systems check and then I’ll let you know.’ ”
Trashy behavior: For years, Mike and Liz Hively have picked up roadside litter on walks near their Wild Rose Prairie home. They have observed something you might not know about. “Tobacco chewers use empty plastic water bottles to spit into and thankfully they put the caps back on before they throw out the brown liquid-filled bottles.”
In the matter of who controls thermostats: “Does the term ‘Happy Wife Happy Life’ answer the question?” wrote David Valandra.
Today’s Slice question: What is the most people you have had in your home at one time?