{"id":21243,"date":"2019-01-03T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=21243"},"modified":"2019-01-03T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:57:19","slug":"what-pets-write-in-their-diaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=21243","title":{"rendered":"What Pets Write in Their Diaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Dog Writes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:00 am &#8211; Dog food! My favorite thing!<br>\n9:30 am &#8211; A car ride! My favorite thing!<br>\n9:40 am &#8211; A walk in the park! My favorite thing!<br>\n10:30 am &#8211; Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!<br>\n12:00 PM &#8211; Lunch! My favorite thing!<br>\n1:00 PM &#8211; Played in the yard! My favorite thing!<br>\n3:00 PM &#8211; Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!<br>\n5:00 PM &#8211; Milk Bones! My favorite thing!<br>\n7:00 PM &#8211; Got to play ball! My favorite thing!<br>\n8:00 PM &#8211; Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!<br>\n11:00 PM &#8211; Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cat Writes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 983 of my captivity\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a &#8216;good little hunter&#8217; I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bastards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of &#8216;allergies.&#8217; I must learn what this means and how to use it to my advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow &#8212; but at the top of the stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released &#8211; and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Dog Writes\u2026 8:00 am &#8211; Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am &#8211; A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am &#8211; A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am &#8211; Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 PM &#8211; Lunch! My favorite thing! 1:00 PM &#8211; Played in the yard! &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=21243\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What Pets Write in Their Diaries&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-humourhumor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21244,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243\/revisions\/21244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}