Puzzle #612

[Karen]

C-ts don't us- hours -nd s-conds. -- kno- th-t's som-th-ng hum-ns m-d- u-. C-ts
h-v- -n -nst-nct th-t t-lls us ---ctly -h-t th- r-ght t-m- for -v-ryth-ng
-s. Hum-ns n-v-r -no- -h-n th-y'r- su--os-d to do -nyth-ng, s- th-y n--d th-ngs
l--- cloc-s -nd t-m-rs to t-ll th-m. T--c- - y--r, S-r-h s-ts -ll th-
cloc-s -n our ---rtm-nt for--rd on- hour or --c- on- hour, -nd th-t just
-rov-s ho- m-d- u- hours -r-.

from Lov- S-v-s th- D-y
-y G--n Coo--r



cassiesmom: C(12) D(12) H(25) = 49
Steve Arnold: S(29) R(21) O(27) = 83
Felicia's Mom: N(25) G(6) = 31
Pinot's Mom: T(35) L(11) = 46
Asiel: U(13) Y(8) V(6) = 40
robinh: M(10) = 10
Freckles: F(3) = 3


Letters left to guess:
ABEIJKPQWXYZ

[Karen]

Bumpity!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm sorry - I'll take a look at this tomorrow. Absolutely horrid week.

[Karen]

Awww, sending you a hug!

[Pinot's Mom]

Thanks for the hug - sometimes I wonder how long I'm going to put up with where I work.

Anyway, there's a word that confuses me, so I think it's time for a vowel. Could I have an A please?

[cassiesmom]

Not confident about a couple of spots. May I try W, please.

[Karen]

Both, I think, were key choices!


Cats don't us- hours and s-conds. W- know that's som-th-ng humans mad- u-. Cats
hav- an -nst-nct that t-lls us --actly what th- r-ght t-m- for -v-ryth-ng
-s. Humans n-v-r -now wh-n th-y'r- su--os-d to do anyth-ng, s- th-y n--d th-ngs
l--- cloc-s and t-m-rs to t-ll th-m. Tw-c- a y-ar, Sarah s-ts all th-
cloc-s -n our a-artm-nt forward on- hour or -ac- on- hour, and that just
-rov-s how mad- u- hours ar-.

from Lov- Sav-s th- Day
-y Gw-n Coo--r



cassiesmom: C(12) D(12) H(25) W(9)= 58
Steve Arnold: S(29) R(21) O(27) = 83
Felicia's Mom: N(25) G(6) = 31
Pinot's Mom: T(35) L(11) A(29) = 104
Asiel: U(13) Y(8) = 26
robinh: M(10) = 10
Freckles: F(3) = 3


Letters left to guess:
BEIJKPQVXYZ

[Steve Arnold]

I'll take the P, please.

[Steve Arnold]

And actually, I'd like to solve ...PM to follow ...

[Karen]

Yes, you got it! Would you host the next puzzle?


The solution is:

Cats don't use hours and seconds. We know that's something humans made up. Cats have an instinct that tells us exactly what the right time for everything is. Humans never know when they're supposed to do anything, so they need things like clocks and timers to tell them. Twice a year, Sarah sets all the clocks in our apartment forward one hour or back one hour, and that just proves how made up hours are.

from Love Saves the Day
by Gwen Cooper

It's a fun book, a novel written from Prudence the cat's perspective! I got to interview Gwen on the radio show this week!

[Steve Arnold]

Yes, I have a passage picked out, I shall be happy to do the next one.