Hey, listen up, kid. I have a tip for you, too. Remind @shadowspub that if she puts your posts in our baggage-car channel they earn STEEM!! That will help with the cat food bills, 'cause I get from this piece you wrote that's kind of a priority for you.

If she doesn't feed you often enough -- or if you don't like what she serves, remember to pout and get surly until she straightens up. My cats have that routine down to an art. They'll be happy to teach you. Maybe you could trade them some spelling lessons for tips in effective cat communication. My cats can't spell worth crap ... ooops, sorry. Shouldn't use that kind of language around kids.

But maybe you're a lot more worldly than I realize. After all, you had to take care of yourself for a while. Some day maybe I'll have time to tell you about Joel ... and Peetie. (He started out as Sneaky Pete, but graduated to just Peetie in a matter of weeks.) They were both drop-offs, too, but quite a few years apart.

They both managed to wrangle good lives for themselves -- and I have confidence in you. You did a good thing by choosing @shadowspub. She's a crusty old broad sometimes, but she has a good heart. That's what counts.

Gotta run now. Nice talking to you.