Drops of Awesome

Personal Blog of Author Kathryn Thompson

Let’s Communicake

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As we pulled out of our driveway today there were three deer and two chickens on our lawn. We own no animals.

Magoo: Do you know animals can talk?

Me: Oh really? Do they speak English or talk in some other way?

Magoo: No, no. They just comm-une-icake.

Me: What do you mean?

Magoo: If they bark or say meow, or moo, that’s talking.

Me: Ok.

Magoo: There’s one animal that does a CRAZY communicake. It’s a cheetah. When a cheetah wants to communicake, it does a big jump while it’s running, and then it bites you and scratches you all over.

Someday I may get to the point where in order to write a blog I have to think my own thoughts or be creative. I may have to come up with deep analysis about the State of the Union and why our country is caricatured by a group of politicians who sit in a room together once a year listening to a speech with one half looking like their cat was just murdered and the other half acting like they’re at a high school pep rally while a small group of men and women in black dresses sit front and center looking like a constitutionally-armed firing squad.

But as long as my kids are teaching me that cheetahs communicate by rabidly mauling people to death, I don’t have to get too serious with my commentary.

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  1. Emily says

    I love your version of the State of the Union. I think I will use that in my political science class I teach. Thank you. And thank you Magoo for your wisdom.

  3. Holly says

    Your description of the State of the Union is hilarious. But cheetah stories beat out politics any day.

  7. Debby Carroll says

    I love that Magoo is funny. My daughters are grown and they continue to make me laugh so there’s hope for you guys as well. Maybe someday you’ll blog together like we do. Loved your SOTU description. Maybe you should consider a running commentary on all things political!