cat CSI

(originally posted on my blog at the original groupee.com social networking site.)

an unfortunate event took place at our house this morning... immediately, there were only two suspects, no dependable witnesses. i was in my studio, matt in the living room, when we both heard the unmistakable sound of a half-full coffee cup falling from the counter to the linoleum floor.

a discussion of suspects, alibis, and motives ensued. matt stated that he had watched fugue skitter from the kitchen, (have you ever seen a 15lb cat skitter? it's a sight.) but he had an alibi - he had been with me in my studio just moments before. i was pretty confident there was not enough time for said 15lb cat to maneuver his way onto the kitchen counter and then frame a coffee cup for suicide, which left only one other suspect. and boy, did she look guilty. (and a little shell-shocked.) motive? she'd been picketing for better dining selections all morning, and had already been rummaging in the kitchen garbage. and if there's one thing i've learned from watching tv crime-fighting shows, it's that the guilty party always returns to the scene of the crime.

luckily, the coffee cup sustained no injuries. but like many victims, i believe our suspect has intimidated it into not talking. there is no word if charges will be pressed at this time.

and i watch too much tv.