You mightn’t not believe me now, but we once had the biggest pile o’ money you even done seen. We was the richest family fer six hollers. But now I’ve spent almost all of it tryin’ to figger out my Grand-Pappy’s secret. Y’see, Grand-Pappy brewed him up some special moonshine during the Dry Spell. Folks cottoned to it real powerful-like. Purty soon, he was sellin’ it as quick as he made it. Pa started helpin’ him after he got blinded off’n a bad batch from over the next county. Then he up n’ died without tellin’ us his mystery ingredient.
This was in response to the prompt of "Mystery Ingredient" from the 100 Word Podcast Weekly Challenge #185 (Week Ending 11/7/2009).
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23 April 2014
Cameron, or the Cat? (Repost from Facebook, 21 March 2010)
We had a cherished guest leave our house this morning:
He was relaxed and easy-going. He made himself at home. He laid around a lot. He ate a lot. He slept a lot. He was potty-trained. He was mostly quiet. Sidny certainly didn't care for him, avoided him at all times, and hissed if he got too close, mostly out of fear and uncertainty.
He left this morning at around 10:30. We expect to see him again, probably not too far off. But his visits will probably be short and sporadic, but will be cherished for the time we have with him.
It doesn't matter who I'm actually talking about, because whoever you think I'm referring to, you're right.
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This was in response to a stray cat from our neighborhood following my stepson up to our apartment and coming right in and making himself at home. Within a day or two of this, we missed him so much, my wife sent me out to track him down and bring him home. We helped him clean up, got him fixed and vaccinated and he has been a happy member of our little, furry family for four years and one month now.
He was relaxed and easy-going. He made himself at home. He laid around a lot. He ate a lot. He slept a lot. He was potty-trained. He was mostly quiet. Sidny certainly didn't care for him, avoided him at all times, and hissed if he got too close, mostly out of fear and uncertainty.
He left this morning at around 10:30. We expect to see him again, probably not too far off. But his visits will probably be short and sporadic, but will be cherished for the time we have with him.
It doesn't matter who I'm actually talking about, because whoever you think I'm referring to, you're right.
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This was in response to a stray cat from our neighborhood following my stepson up to our apartment and coming right in and making himself at home. Within a day or two of this, we missed him so much, my wife sent me out to track him down and bring him home. We helped him clean up, got him fixed and vaccinated and he has been a happy member of our little, furry family for four years and one month now.
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