I'm surprised he was nice to you—he usually bites
Yet another thriller from Self-Evident: We Hold These Tooths
Boy, oh boy. That isn't the kind of thing you want to hear upon first introduction, is it? What if this “nice” is just a very temporary phase? What might cause a flipped switch? That good-doggy look might easily lead to a ripped jugular or worse!
If, that is, we were meeting Dog10 [in the print edition] at this juncture.
We are not. (Whew!)
Nor an alligator, a wolf, a wolverine, a lion, tiger or bear, or for that matter a Carcharodontosaurus. (Double whew!)
Nor orca, though for the record there have been vanishingly few attacks on humans by those inappropriately named “killer whales.” They really are not all that aggressive which is why they are so often confined to concrete pools and induced to do stupid tricks for the entertainment of thoughtless tourists. (Just sayin'.)
(Free Willy!)
(Free Willy!)
If you think quarantine during the Trumpidemic was bad, consider being born into a nearly boundless ocean and then confined in a concrete swimming pool.
Forever.
But this qualifies as “fun” for the thoughtless spectators.
Not clear to me that there is a cure.
Anyway, the “he” who usually bites is a rather nasty person. “Aha!” You say.
“Metaphor!” You infer.
You are a smart cookie! You're right! He's a jerk, but he doesn't actually sink teeth into flesh, and while he may have been nice to you … for now … I don't think that's something we can bank on. With a character flaw that deep it's only a matter of time.
So let's just go somewhere else.
Brent Greiner is as unlike the aforementioned jerk as you might find after a long search. Long, long.
As a direct result he has lots of friends.
Thought you'd want to know.
Thanks as ever to paid subscribers. Ye who float my boat.