Saki & the Age of Passive Entertainment

1. Why do I have to come in so soon?

2. Saki watches Benji save the cubs.

Saki loves television. Yes, he’s become a truly modern child of the mechanical age of passive entertainment. Well, not so fast. He doesn’t just sit in front of the television; he checks out the speakers—especially when there’s a bark or a meow—and he searches the screen, behind the screen, everywhere imaginable, for the source. So, it was no surprise that he sat through the adventures of Benji and the Hunters, watching as Benji saved the three cubs from certain death, as the mother cat thanked him with her silent appreciation, as the cubs waved goodbye, their eyes moist. I almost cried myself.

It’s super cold. Joan won’t let me stay outside. Doesn’t want me to freeze to the ice-covered grass. So silly. I’m a cold-weather dog. So, I bug her—demanding to go out six, seven, eight times a day. It’s a little game that’s been going on for nine years. She never does catch on.

Best wishes, Juno