Hmmm…it’s uncanny the way animals can sense storms and the like.

You can always write to Dr. Boo on the Doctor’s Note topic and get a note excusing you from work. . .

She’d probably mock me, though.  I don’t think I could cope with mocking from Boo.

She wouldn’t dare mock anybody in that thread!

I think she would!

Oh dear.  Well, I’m sure she’d be merciful towards you and grant your request.

I must run down to the kitchen for a moment to rescue dinner from the oven/stovetop.  I’ll be right back!

Fair enough…

*Wonders how she’s managed to get black marks all over her hands…*

And I am returned!

Have you been picking a coal-miner’s nose, perhaps?

Did you rescue your meal in time?

Yes, I now have edible stuffs.