mostly they are cool for copp, as copp is cool for cats. jasper checks his leash. weird, huh, he gots to wear a leash on his neck. well, it's a loose loop. just for show or mild guidance. oh, ok. not coercive. well, sometimes, when he tries to eat something funny and can't hear me. sometimes now he might wander in his blindness following his nose and his imagination or fear. yesterday hilde took off from right next to us and ran to the playground with fifty kids and one teacher said don't touch the dog, after several kids already did and it was sweet. anyway we got to keep a close eye on things. world is burgeoning with trash and machines and crazy energy.