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Our Humble Author is very kind about human shortcomings in his ten short stories about life at home. He's remarkably modest too, considering his own prowess, achievements and the problems with which he has to contend, although he does admit to trouble deciphering a particular expression of his human, which ''teeters on the gormless''. The Boss, prone to am-dram excursions is a ''triumph of enthusiasm over lack of competence'', but when we meet him he's considering laying a lawn in what passes for his garden, but - as Oberon explains - it's as much a garden as he is a ballerina.
''A lungful or two of fresh air, a chance to inspect the chestnut tree on the corner of Woodside Court and an End Result worth the effort. Common pleasures, to walk abroad and recreate yourself, as that Shakespeare chap puts it.''
He's an educated and thoughtful chap and it's essentially this which makes Oberon's thoughts musings on nourishment, gender (although he is a little coy about this subject), offspring (where he's not at all coy but in fact rather forthright), the seasons, training, species, the media (but not in the way in which Lord Leveson saw his terms of reference) and finally, a muse on a winter's afternoon. They're all carefully considered, thought provoking and hilariously funny. If you're a dog lover (I personally am staff to a Rhodesian Ridgeback and her human) bells will ring furiously and there won't be page which doesn't - at the very least - produce a wry smile. If you're not then you might understand where you've been going wrong...
That sounds good? Excellent. Well, there's another treat for you. The stories are illustrated by cartoons all done by Larry and they would be a real pleasure on their own but when paired with Oberon's stories it's a treat which flies by all too quickly.
