"No", I said, "you only have one daughter." Blanche looked me straight in the eye and said, "no, I have two," and she even held out two fingers as if I am an imbecile and I should know that. Then she said, "How about if I call my boyfriend so we can find out what's going on?" So, I guess it's my turn now. So I said, "why don't you just sit down, read the newspaper and watch the news with me?"
But that wasn't good enough. I've learned that nothing we say is ever good enough, but God help us, we keep trying! Blanche just went back to her house for the 25th time in an hour and I'm not sure how much longer I can be nice. It's pretty sad, don't you think? She can't help it. I should be able to at this point in the game. But she's been telling me stories for over two hours now and I'm about saturated in the patience category. Hold on, I just heard the door again; she's been gone for just about three minutes...and here she comes again.
Okay, she just told me that half of her animals are missing. So I went over to her house with her, explaining that she only has one cat, Cleo. I then showed her Cleo sleeping peacefully in a chair. Blanche insists there are "others"; I insist there are not. And here I am back again in my living room. She stayed over in her apartment, but she'll be back.
Signing off for now, but I'm sure I'll be back too...
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