On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:44:05 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>When John was still doing art shows and I'd travel with him, we were
>invited to dinner at the home of a couple who had purchased a number of
>his paintings. They had a nice house and a couple of young sons. They
>had bought a guinea pig for the boys. You know how it goes if you get a
>pet for children who are too young to realize the responsibility. Of
>course the boys quickly lost interest.
>
>We were getting a tour of the house. The guinea pig was in a small cage
>on the floor of the master bedroom. Largely ignored, never played with.
> I felt so sorry for that little creature. The man took it out of the
>cage and I held it. He warned me it might bite me. Nope, it snuggled
>under my chin as I spoke softly to it, and it reached up and gave me a
>"kiss" on the cheek! The poor thing was starved for attention.
>
>OB Food: they served us delicious grilled chicken for dinner.

Are you sure it was chicken?