" Afraid to drink?" asked the man. He was about to turn around and make a joke at Ed's expense. The fun was about to begin.Before the man had a chance...to say a word, Ed said, "You see. I don't think my cat is particularly fond of drunks."Sensing an opportunity for even more fun, the man looked at Ed and sneered, "You're a regular little cat lover?"Tiger jumped up on the bar and faced the man. Its ears were folded back and it showed its fangs. Shaking his head, Ed said, "I think you insulted my. It's the weekend when I start thinking about doing some much needed maintenance and upgrades to my installation before the Snowbirds invade the place around the end of October and the beginning of November. However, it IS a period of calm ... No more daily trips to the BreadBasket, the Farmers' Market AND Paco's Fish Market. Chef Jacques is still as intransigent about the freshness of his ingredients as ever but his fall menu offers less choice so I can relax a bit. Hopefully, it will be. Unfortunately, we didn't have any base runners when I came up with two out in the first.The first pitch came in very high and very tight -- right where my nose would have been if I hadn't had such an open stance. As it was, it whistled by my right ear without much space to spare.The next pitch was lower, but even tighter. It plunked me, hard, just above the left elbow. The home plate umpire gestured me to first base and walked out to warn the pitcher that the next close one, to any hitter,. Rose reads my report as I write it in our bed where Sanne is already in the arms of Morpheus for tomorrow.I will not get into details where her hands are while I type, but having a hard-on under your lap-top is hard-on.Rose holds my hand and leads me to our bed to be my bride for another night full of pride of her lead by 5-0.I will only confess I let her do with me as she longs, with her on top of me for all night, making me come crazy.Rose is first to notice the preceding part properly should.