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Solly Mack

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19. Zea-cotio. Two of my cats prefer the other kind, so we keep those too. The cats keep me busy but that's

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:06 PM

Saturday

a good thing most days. Never a dull moment around here.

Right now, they're at the big windows up front swatting at the geckos on the outside of the glass. It's a nightly ritual. It annoys the cats that they can't "catch" the lizards but they persist.

The dogs and I are at the back of the house resting our nerves.

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