For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
A new year is beginning for our PI team and so far it is very quiet. Too quiet. We are all rested up and ready for a new case, but so far nothing has come along. So the cats and I are out in our new yard running around, playing and having a great time. But I finally get tired out, my back just can’t handle this much running around anymore. But it is hard to try and pace myself correctly. Back inside I go while the cats continue running and chasing each other. “You should not be running around like that,” scolded Kat when I came in, “you will mess up your back totally doing that!”
She is right of course. “I know, I need to slow down,” I said, “but it is not so easy to do.” She looks at me and gives me a hug, “yes, I know, but you need to try more.” “I will, honest,” I said, trying to sound convincing. “A possible case has come along,” said Jennifer, and she handed me a letter. The cats came running in at that moment. Meow,meow?=Someone say we have case? I look at them, sometimes they are quite amazing, how did they know that? So I called everyone to the library, well, Kat and Jennifer rounded up everyone.
Even Baldwin was here for morning coffee. It is nice when he visits, we get more coffee that way. “Okay,” I said, “here it is; ‘hello, my name is Olivia Stratton, I am a widow, my husband passed away about 4 months ago. In his will he left everything to me. But we have one son who left home when he was 18 and we have not heard from him in 22 years. Until now. He has come back and claims that he should inherit everything because I am no longer sane. Since he has come back so many strange things have been happening here and he is using that as evidence that I am not sane and should be locked up somewhere.
And also that I cannot manage my affairs anymore so he should have the inheritance instead. He has gone to court already and my lawyer said he likely will win this case. He even believes I have gone insane and that I am just making things up, seeing things that do not exist, it is just terrible. It has caused me so much stress. And I do not believe this man is my son. When my son left home he was a very thin young man and was 5 feet 9 inches tall. This man is husky build and is 6 feet 2 inches tall. I know because he stood beside the marker by the door that we used to measure our son when he was growing up.
My husband left a good inheritance but it is hidden somewhere in this house and it is gold, not money. My husband believed gold was better. This might seem like an odd request also, but I know you have a large group of people working for you, but groups of people make me so nervous. Would you please come by yourself and maybe bring those adorable cats of yours? I know that you and your Muffin have been together since the very beginning when you found a gold inheritance and maybe you can do it again for me. Thank you for considering my request.’, well everyone, what do you think?”
To Be Continued.
Β©Steve McLeod.
You better hurry and pack your bags! You can’t let the phony son put her in a nut hut!!π€¨
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Yes indeed, I agree! And we will be going right away!π€¨πΎπΎ
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Sorry about my terminology.. It was wrong.π
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Good point, but we are still going to help her, if she is real.π³πΎπΎ
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Yep, I agree she needs help! The one clue you have to prove she isn’t lying is that this man that claims to be her son is much too tall. Her son is 5’9″ and this guy is 6’3″. Maybe you could get some DNA of his and compare to hers??π€π€
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Yes, he is much too tall, very unlikely he grew that much after leaving home. DNA is what the woman’s lawyer should be pressing for, but for some reason he is not. She needs a new lawyer.π€ππΎπΎ
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π³π² ah ha! Good thinking!! Can’t wait to find out what she does!!πππ
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Wait no longer, it’s ready for you!ππ³πΎπΎ
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Alright! Brb
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Still around? Eating? Go to bed?
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I’m right here! Already had a bowl of soup π² π no bed yet! A couple more hours before that time.
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I should have had some soup, I made too much and I’m not really hungry. Heard any news yet?
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Yeah, funny you ask I just got an email from the insurance company that handles this for the company and she is going to recommend WFH. She sent that to the company today so hoping to hear an answer soon!
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Oh, that’s good! With the insurance company on your side that should help a lot.ππ
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I hope so! They saw enough to recommend it to the company. So I think now I could start making plans. If I can get a flight! β π¬π³π²
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Start packing now for sure and eat up that food fast! Oh, my laptop has been working quite nice all afternoon, but now we get into high volume time. I was talking with the people I get my wifi from, they said it could be due to a lot of volume traffic right now with so many people at home and school back to online learning again.
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Yeah, that will do it.. I was wondering where you were yesterday..π€ It had me concerned π
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I just gave up fighting with things and shut down the laptop. Then shortly after my internet went down for about an hour anyway. Normally there are 10 channels in a neighborhood around here, my neighborhood has 26, with several businesses too. So he said that can really slow things down at times and can even cause those brief outages for a few seconds at a time.
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Yeah I don’t blame you.. that is very frustrating. Better to not irritate oneself with it.
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Yeah, I’m just no good with computers when things are not working right.π¬π»
My landlord came by today and gave me an air purifier to try out for the smoke problem. He also reduced my rent by $75.π
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Wow! That was very nice of them!! Good for you mentioning it to him!!
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Yeah, he seems to be real nice.
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It will be nice to know I don’t need to come back for a tear if I don’t want or need to.
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Yes, that will make things very nice. More time to relax by the pool under those tall palm trees.ππ΄π΄
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I hope so!!π₯΅πππ
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Just watch out for squirrels tossing coconuts!ππ
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I’ll toss them back!π€¨ππ
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Good exercise for your arm!ππ
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Medicine coconuts!πππ
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You’ll need medicine if it lands on your head!ππ
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It might knock some sense into me!π€ͺ
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But make sure it doesn’t land on your toes.
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Thanks for reminding me!!ππ
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You’re welcome!
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I realize you’re speaking from experience ππ
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Most definitatively!
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Good then you can show me how it’s done!!πππ
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How what is done?π€
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To keep coconuts π₯₯ from hitting my toes!!π
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Oh, that’s a good idea. They are hard, don’t let them hit your toes, it could hurt.π³π
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No kidding there Sherlock!π€£π€£π€£
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Really! I’m not kidding at all.ππ
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I know you’re not!πππ
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Thank you!
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Anytime there boss man!!πππ
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Thought that might make you smile!πππ
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Oh it did, it did!ππ
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Your Highness!πππ
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It was the only bosses hat I could find.ππ
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Hehehe… I like it! It suits you!ππππ
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Thank you.
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You’re Welcome!πππ
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Bosses hat!π€£π€£π€£π€£
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You enjoyed that did you?
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Absolutely completely ππ
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So gladly so.
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Ya don’t sound like it π€π€
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Forgot to include the smiley guy.π
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Okay that makes all the difference!π
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Do you like to target shoot?
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I used to do a lot at one time, but I haven’t for a long time now.
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It’s kind of a fun hobby. I only shoot at outside ranges. The inside ones make me nervous π
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We don’t have such things here.
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Inside ranges or outside ranges?
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Both we don’t have.
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You have plenty of land I suppose you don’t need them. I’d like to find a place where I could do that. Not much around here anymore… I miss that.
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Can’t go out and target shoot just anywhere, only designated areas.
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That’s a good thing..
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Except there is no designated areas here.
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That! Is not good nor right…
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Well, we don’t have guns here, except for hunting type rifles.
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I know… that’s kinda sad actually… I think it’s a skill that needs to be taught, but sadly it’s not going to be.
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And you don’t want to be a target!ππ
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I’d prefer not to be…but I’ve done things I didn’t prefer before soo….
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Too late, you had your chance.ππππ
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Rats bats and marshmallow hats!!
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I used to spend my summers off of school shooting and hunting everyday.. that’s where I learned to shoot.
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Big Surprise huh?ππ
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I’m never surprised, except by surprises!
Good night Dusty, I’m over time again, sigh.π
Talk again tomorrow!πππ΄π΄
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Well thank you for spending time with me!ππ
You get a good night’s sleep! We’ll chat again tomorrow!π΄
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Best thing is I can get out and walk! Stay limber and loose some if this extra poundage I have!
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Yeah, I want to do that too, I’m gaining weight too fast and there’s still a lot of winter left!π³π³
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I used to do good at controlling my I take.. now it’s hard to do that. Just eating I don’t burn enough calories to stay ahead of the weight gain.
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Yep, I’m starting to get that way too. I used to burn calories just sitting, I would never gain weight, but I could sure lose it fast. Not so anymore.π³π
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Part of the process of aging I guess.. but the good news is… if you can do even a little it helps a lot!!
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That’s the way to look at it! If you can’t do it, fool it!
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I try!! Lord knows I try!!πππ
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Maybe try harder?π€π
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I’m doing what I can…π€π€
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That’s good, that’s good!π
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Interesting beginning ! Looks like the cats are rarinβ to go ! Be VERY careful ! π΅οΈββοΈπ©π©πΊπΊ
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Yes indeed, we are all ready to get going at a new case!ππΊπΊ
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