Peppers & I Have a Conversation
"Boy, Selina, you sure told Pink Bed who's boss yesterday!" "Yes, Peppers, I did. We can't have that kind of behavior around here. Suppose your Morgan bed acted like that?" "You're right, Selina. Uppity cat beds simply cannot be tolerated. I mean, we all know if you let 'em do it once, they'll keep pushin' ya ... " "Yes, Peppers, MY point. Pink Bed had been getting obstreperous recently, but I thought, 'It's a phase, he'll settle down.' They all go through that 'rebellious cat bed phase', y'know. But, after how I saw him behaving the way he was yesterday morning, and NOT listening to me ... well, I knew he was getting worse. He had to be stopped." "Well, you know the Nick Lowe song, don't you? Sometimes 'you gotta be cruel to be kind'!" "Indeed, indeed! It's for the best." (Both cats grow silent, contemplating.) "So, do you have...