Young Samson got another object lesson in the randomness of nature. He was minding his own business (mostly) when the cat bit his hand. A startled look and then some crying, but he was fine. Ishmael, of course, sat there like he'd been reading William Blake.
Tonight we also discovered that Samson likes Yodels. And not just any kind, but cold Yodels from the refrigerator. We try to be very conscientious about what we give him, and his diet consists almost entirely of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and some dairy. That his favorite foods are mango and avocado should tell you something. But I couldn't resist handing him the treat to see what he'd do. He looked at it somewhat warily, put it up to his mouth to lick it (in addition to being bitey, young Samson is also pretty licky), and got a huge smile on his face. Let's hope he still wants avocado for lunch tomorrow...
I wonder if we could condition him through some kind of word association bait-and-switch, where we'd give him a tiny taste of Yodel, tell him it's a lima bean, and then a day or two later give him lima beans for real. Either it would work and he'd love lima beans, or it wouldn't and he'd hate Yodels. In either case, he wouldn't be missing out on a major food group.
Ok, this scenario isn't really hypothetical: I told him tonight the Yodel was a lima bean. We'll see if it works on Saturday. Don't tell his mom.
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