If you happen to hear

a long scratching sound, then someone yelling STOP, quickly followed by a loud crashing sound, then you will know that I had a very bad idea.

Atticus was shivering outside, so I brought him in, and got him another clean comforter and laid him on the kitchen floor. The crash will come because he is leashed to my glider rocker, which is the heaviest thing around, but I'm sure it's no match for him, should he decide to take off running.

I think I'll go sit and rock awhile.