My cat Alice floating in the waves of an ocean, her claw was damaged. I tried to examine it and off came half of her skin. Very bloody. Tried to find a veterinarian but phone possibilities were endlessly daunting. Vet finally came and I asked him for pain medication for her. He said I was "stupid".

Teaching in an auditorium, many students, I'm in the middle of a circle, unprepared, no syllabus, computers too complicated. I stated "This is a ..." and everyone shouted "dream!" A girl with kinky blond hair was identified as the smartest girl. I asked her "what is a dream?" she answered with something I already knew. I said "I already know that." She replied, "well, I'm you."