Leapfrog

For some reason, I remembered being in kindergarten, in line, and the kid in front of me squatted down for some reason. The line started to move, and I leapfrogged over. Got me in trouble. But I thought I was following the rule, I had to stay in line and had to move with the line. I followed both rules, and thought I was clever for figuring out a way despite the snag. The adults disagreed. I thought this terribly unfair. They should have simply suggested a better way to deal with the paradox of the contradictory rules, like stepping around rather than going over.

Often children and animals are deemed malicious, for following rules so literally they break them. They should simply be offered more acceptable solutions, and have the consequences of their choice explained, praising their creativity and fostering that ability to see laterally and literally.

I went to dump kitchen compost on the pile, neighbor out back with her inlaws and their three dogs. One especially glued himself to me, as I petted him. That massage training really helps me give critters a good petting. Dog wandered off to take a piss against the garage curtains, and O's SIL aghast and embarrassed. I shrug, dog being a dog, no harm done, not the first not the last. She offered to clean it, and I am baffled. These curtains are torn and faded, would have been thrown out or used as dropcloths if I hadn't used them as visual barriers on the doorless garage.

The other two dogs also came by for pets, and to have tennis ball thrown. Humans chatted, but I was there for dogs.

O brought me grapes from her SIL. Apparently Glue Dog had been hiding in the car until I came out. Well, I'm glad to be a comfort to animals.

Off to clean.