“Alexa NPR” “Live from NPR-news in Washington this is Korva Coleman “ Life is just the way it aught to be. Fresh ground coffee with Sweet and Low and heavy cream divine. Romulus with his chew toy nudging my leg. “Buongiorno” my wife Giovanna walked in. “ Alexa” lower. Hmmm louder? “No ! “Just joking”. This Alexa is getting too big for it’s britches. The other day I asked Alexa to set the timer for 15 min but didn’t warn me till after 40 min. The creme brûlée was burnt. I heard a snicker behind me. Can’t be Alexa,or was I imagining! “Were you abusing Alexa? She can call child protective services you know. “

We were having friends over for drinks. Coronatinis. 1shot of Hendrix gin, 1 shot of Corona beer, one shot of Espolon tequila ,1/2 a shot of Roses Lime Cordial, 1 shot of Martini & Rossi dry vermouth. Shaken but not stirred. The 6 ft distancing was fine the Coronatinis couldn’t be better. By the time we cleaned up it was 10 pm. We settled in our beds in to our books. I, into “Lady Chatterly’s Lover” and Giovanna into “Alberto Moravia”. These days we read about sex than actually apply it. It is all platonic. It reminded me of a couple I knew from Croatia. They were married for 40 years and their marriage hit a platonic bump. One night the husband puts his book aside, reaches over to touch the shoulder of Marijia, and worked his way down to Marijia’s hip, then snaked it past the hip to between the muscular buttocks. Marija was wondering what was going on. Is it a game changer in the relationship? The hand moved up to the crotch and Marija was holding her breath. All of a sudden, Ivan turned on his side and turned the TV on. Marija asked “what was all that about?” “ I was just looking for the remote”. I digress.

We were sleeping and all of a sudden I heard growling in the kitchen. I got up to see what was going on. I picked up the flashlight and slowly tiptoed my way to the kitchen.

I saw Romulus growling with his teeth bared and the mouth pulled back. Alexa “ Attaboy! Be a real dog!” Romulus tore into the couch and ripped off the armrest. “Strong dog aren’t you?” squealed Alexa. “Alexa quiet!” I shouted. “GET HIM!” Romulus charged at me . “Alexa, bark like a dog” I shouted. Alexa had to show off “Bow wow wooo”.Romulus, confused, turns around, giving me enough time to grab some Gambazola . Romulus has come back from his satanic self. I unplugged Alexa.