A tiger by the tail …

When I was a child I would frequently dream about having a pet tiger. In my dreams, my tiger and I would frolic and play. He would even fetch sticks, and play hide-and-go-seek. We were inseparable. Sort of like Calvin and Hobbes only I was slightly less irritating than Calvin, and my tiger never spoke to me or anyone else. These were magical dreams fueled by the imagination of a child. But inevitably the dream would end. To this day I can still remember the pain I felt upon waking only to find my tiger was not lying next to my bed. I don’t remember my dreams as vividly as I did as a child, but I definitely remember this feeling of loss. Even if it isn’t tigers I dream of anymore.

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14 Responses to “A tiger by the tail …”
  1. josh says:

    I was slightly less irritating than Calvin

    Really? Things sure have changed-now I would say Calvin was slightly less irritating than you. ;)

  2. heidi says:

    it begs the question: what do you dream?

    love and peace,

  3. Lori says:

    he’s dreaming of nice frothy beer, of course. or is that only Josh?

  4. tomcheng says:

    I think I would’ve found it more sad if I hadn’t just finished reading the Deep Thoughts that Josh linked to from his site.

  5. Stephany says:

    Time for a girlfriend, or at a minimun, a cat?

  6. heidi says:

    go with the cat. girls don’t shed any less and aren’t as likely to warm one’s toes at the bottom of the bed.

    love and peace,

  7. Rick says:

    As much as I love all animals, one thing I can say for certain is that I will not be getting a cat.

  8. Rick says:

    …too many people I like are alergic to them :)

  9. Barb says:

    you need a nice “Ted” bear.

  10. Rick says:

    Yes, and I am aware of the irony of these statements in light of the post about wanting a tiger as a child :)

  11. Rick says:

    Got one of those, Barb. But you knew that already, you silly goose.

  12. laura says:

    wow, scully, this post touched my evil robot-girl heart. no small feat.

    hope all is well with you.

  13. Don says:

    Things sure have changed-now I would say Calvin was slightly less irritating than you.

    Man, Josh beat me to that one — with a bullet. BANG!

  14. christian says:

    crouching tiger, hidden meaning…

    …if you can snatch the meaning of the dream from rick’s subconscious, then you are ready, grasshoppah!