A Canticle for Hemingway

My cat Hemingway has gotten old. She often falls asleep behind books on a shelf, or under a bed, or almost anywhere, really. Back when her hearing was good, I’d open a can of cat food and she’d come flying. But now, alas, sometimes she misses supper, not to mention breakfast.

And sometimes I can’t find her at all <wrings hands>.


Thus, the Hemingway Canticle. It’s a digital recorder with five seconds of memory. I push the button and play five seconds of Hemingway’s most salivating sounds, over and over at a greatly increased volume.

phuuuupk....phuuuupk...phuuuupk.

Works great! Now I can find Hemingway without using up an entire twelve-pack of cat food.