Whether we like to admit it or not, most of us talk to our pets.
IÕm in a rather stressful and sometimes exhausting profession Ð which leaves me up and working all manner of unusual hours and, as a result, somewhat prone to sleep deprivation and periodic bouts of insomnia.
This said, it doesnÕt take much (with a little imagination and the benefit of a few after-hours beverages) for these little friendly ÒtalksÓ I would have with our family pets to become somewhat surreal.
Originally these stories were collected from various postings I had made to the newsgroup for the local rattie-community.
They have been assembled here - with the intent of providing a humorous insight into life as the monkey-servant to an Alpha-rat and his entourage.