The chat in the hat

I recently installed a LAN instant messenger program on our PCs at home. Once Little E is in bed, it’s typical for me to retreat to my room to try to squeeze a little more writing or copy editing out of my day. This way, my wife can sit in bed with her laptop, where she’ll often browse the web or watch something before bedtime, and can ask me questions like “Why haven’t you let the dogs back in?” And she gets helpful replies like… this.

(10:26:53 PM) Haven’t heard them at the door.
(10:29:17 PM) Haven’t seen them on the floor.
(10:29:28 PM) Haven’t smelled them, what’s the use?
(10:29:34 PM) Wow, I sound like Dr. Seuss!

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