ED’S EYE ON THE HOLLOW
Hi, Ed here. The latest news is the crime wave, or to be more exact, the crime ripple, here in the hollow. Recently, after Dana, my esteemed blogmaster, and her brood were fast asleep, a robber snuck into three unlocked vehicles in the driveway and stole all the cash and a pricey pair of sunglasses. Well, to be fair, the dastardly thieves left three dimes in the mister’s car and about three dollars in change, and a cheap pink, frosted lipstick in Dana’s. Frugal, that lady, the exception being some very nifty kitty toys and brushes which I am sure the resident feline appreciates. Anyhoo, let me tell you, there was outrage in this household the next morning when the robbery was discovered.
The erstwhile Officer DeFrank stopped by and offered this: “Now, what did we learn from this? Always lock our cars!” Didn’t even dust for paw, I mean fingerprints, bag any hairs (That would have pointed an accusatory finger at the clueless “Sox” , the 65 pound border collie who often sheds profusely when Mommy takes him for lovely rides through the countryside, leaving the cat here alone with a few, paltry Whisker Lickin’s.)
But,I digress–The super sleuth jotted down a few facts in between his yawns, his parting words of wisdom being, “You know, many people are out of work right now in this area, and that’s why we see so much of this sort of thing.” Right. Many Hollow residents, upon losing their jobs and signing up for unemployment, turn to burglarizing their neighbors’ cars for spare change.
The mister installed a motion detector spotlight. It works extremely well, although it does cause cars full of friends and neighbors, (thankfully, none of who are unemployed) to scream and shield their eyes with their hands as they pull into the driveway. However, the new device did enable Dana and the mister to spot a late night prowler. About 2am, a mangy, and if I do say so myself, butt ugly, cat crept from car to car snooping around, apparently with the intent of breaking in one of them to find some snacks or bits of dog kibble that may have dropped out of Sox’s droopy gums.
We found out later the cat had recently lost his job. Officer DeFrank was right on the mark with that observation.
That’s all for today. I’ve got to go for my nap, now. –Ed
