Boomerang went missing again. He and Little (or Liddell as we call him now) went out the door last night. Liddell came back at bedtime but no Boomerang. No bells jingled all night long. And no show at breakfast. As you know this is very unusual, so we did check the outside bathroom, but I knew that could not be it. And when he was still not back this evening, I took a walk to the neighbor's and asked if she had seen him. "Yes, he is here with his girl," and pointed under the picnic table at the front of the house. And there he was, following her around like she had a little string tied from her to him. He was in his own little world. So my neighbor and I chatted a bit, and while we were talking, then Boomerang realized I was one of the pairs of feet standing there. He ran over to me, and "spoke" to me. I picked him up, and he nuzzled and hugged a little. I told him it was ok, and he could stay, and I put him down, and he went back into his little cat world, following his woman around. Out of curiosity, I asked her, "What do you call him here?" and she said, "Corn. But, he doesn't come here much anymore. And he doesn't know that name." So I told her what I call him, and why, and she and her household had a great laugh over "Boomerang." But they all understood his name....so I came back home,and as I left, I could hear the kids calling him, just to see if he knew his name, "Boomerang! Boomerang!" Really. Does this look like a "Corn"??? Or a "Boomerang!" You tell me.
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