#194 — Anagram of Pest

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Pets is an anagram of pest. This revelation burst in upon me like the light of infinity while I was counting out three-hundred dollars in twenties for the nice lady behind the reception desk in the veterinarian’s office. Three-hundred bucks would make a nice pot in a poker game. It would also pay for a new iPod, a night on the town or three hundred assorted items off the McDonald’s value menu. Instead, I was plunking it down to cover the cost of surgery for my cat.

We had taken him to the vet because he had what appeared to be a big blood blister on his ear. After a half-minute examination — which, based on the fee for the appointment worked out to two dollars per second — the vet announced that the cat had a hematoma on his pinna.

“What is that in layman’s terms?” I asked.

“Sort of like a big blood blister on his ear. It won’t go away on its own. We’ll need to operate.” (Full Text)

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Notes:

• There was a lovely (and encouraging) review on this podcast over at http://blog.said.fm/cant-cook-wont-cook
• Thanks to Shane (http://bdgjm.blogspot.com/) for his enthusiastic support of my book and the links to BN.Com where you can purchase it.
• And a shout-out to my Twitter and Facebook friends Mainframe, GACockerham, Ian and Maury for their supportive words lately.