Who is Boss?

March 24, 2011
    It's been a tough couple of days. The car battery died, the car had to be towed and equipped with a new one, and there goes the phone payment. 
     This is what I have learned about car batteries in Arizona.  According to the towing master, "Year, year and a half, tops, I don't care how much it cost, they're all toast. The dry air just sucks the life right out of them."
     Then today, I attempted to try out a harness and leash with Abra. We managed to get out of the apartment, but after crawling for three steps, he collapsed to the floor and lay their lollygagging until I gave up and we  came back inside.
    There is nothing worse than having a cat look at you like you are so unbelievably mean and fall so below his expectation that his mind is boggled by your inhumanity. 
     Last night we noticed a new stray dog in the courtyard. There is quite the menagerie out there. There are people here that feed them, and at least it's warm most of the time.