Lesson in Apology

Earlier this week, Latino was schooled by my eight year old niece. He was giving Lucy a hard time, as always, and he touched her tail with his foot. She did not like this and she chattered at him. My niece first asked Lucy if she was okay, and then she laid into Latino, "That was mean!!!" I mentioned that I sometimes tell him to say sorry to the cats. She jumped on that immediately.

"Say sorry! TEN! NINE! EIGHT!"

"Sorry," Latino chuckled.

"Tell it to the cat! SEVEN!"

"Sorry, cat," Latino replied.

"What's her name?!! SIX!"

"Sorry, Lucy."

"Look at her when you say it! FIVE!"

"Sorry, Lucy," Latino replied, while looking at the cat instead of my niece.

I am not sure what would have happened if she had finished counting down from ten. I was a little nervous to find out. All I know is that she would make a great drill sergeant. I also know that I could use her here on a regular basis to help keep Latino in line.

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Online University

Latino is not a veterinarian, nor a surgeon. That does not stop him from having a goal of performing surgery on the cats. When I reminded him that he is not qualified, he said he plans to watch internet how-to videos which will supposedly give him enough medical skills to get the job done. Yes, that should definitely make him proficient.

He frequently asks Lucy if she has a brain. Latino has great interest in performing brain surgery on her. I am not sure what he ultimately intends to accomplish with this surgery, but I am pretty sure it involves altering her behavior in one way or another. He has shown great interest in a species to species transplant. "Lucy, I am going to do a surgery and replace your brain with a dog's. Then we will see how you behave." I asked, "So you want a cat with a dog's brain?" What I get out of this is that he still wants a cat, regardless.

Latino has a different surgery planned for Sasha. He tells her that he is going to do a vocal surgery. It seems that her persistent "talking" gets on his nerves. Even without vocal chords, her behavior toward him would not change. She still would worship the ground he walks on, albeit more quietly. Latino also seems to think that no anesthesia is necessary. That part must have been left out of the videos.

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