Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Gone Fishing

Benny the food thief has struck again!  This time at dinner instead of breakfast.  Let me share with you what happened.

Last night for dinner we were having salmon on the grill.  So I go through my normal routine of getting the grill setup, turned on and preheated.  When I return to the grill with fish in hand, I discover that the propane tank has run out.  This is a pain, but not a big deal as we have a spare.  The pugs are in the house so I set the fish on the table in the screened-in lanai while I get the new propane tank.  I return with the new tank and get everything hooked up.  After the new tank is installed, I turn around only to find Benjamin standing on the table on the lanai eating the RAW fish!  I immediately scream out “BENJAMIN!”  He looks up, we lock eyes and he slinks off the table onto the chair.  He knows better than to do that.

My next thought is, “How did he even get outside?”  I thought he was in the house.  Apparently, Benjamin had slipped outside unnoticed while we were going in and out to get the new propane tank.  With everyone busy he thought he could grab some fish without anyone noticing him.

I had no idea, but I guess Benjamin likes sushi.