I don’t even have to mention it again, right?

It’s Wednesday, at least in my time zone, so obviously it’s Chat Day.

And yes, for all you feline fans who keep asking for a few more tidbits re: Sammie the World’s Greatest Cat, we have something for you.

Shall we get started?

ITEM: OK, here’s your feline fix ...

Sammie now shamelessly stands on the bathroom sink, whether I’m using it or not, waiting patiently to stick her head — and sometimes most of her entire body — under the faucet.

Two things of interest here ...

First, even though the distances from each side are exactly the same, she never can quite decide which way to approach the water. She’s even tried both at the same sitting.

What’s that all about?

Second, she’s brighter than I knew. Go ahead, scold me for underestimating a cat.

See, I’ve never been sure how fast the water should be running to suit her.

On Sunday, I discovered I needn’t worry about it. Sammie just leaned over and adjusted the faucet with her shoulder.

Yep.

ITEM: Surely you read that hilarious “walking into a bar” column by Mrs. Language Person last week.

The only thing MLP didn’t tell you is that people who are fixated on words in every possible form are called lexophiles.

Coeur d’Alene lady-about-town Marlo Faulkner falls into that group, coming up with kooky phrases (or getting them from someone else) when she’s not planning her book about author Jack London.

Here are a few of Marlo’s contributions for today:

“You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.”

“I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down.”

“I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.”

“Police were summoned to a daycare center where a 3-year-old was resisting a rest.”

Thanks, you’ve been a great crowd. Marlo has more, but we’ll save them for another day.

ITEM: If you’ve gotten used to the good service and reasonable prices offered by Payless Airport Shuttle, you may have cause for concern.

Owner Jeff Hall has decided to sell the successful business after 20 years and countless trips to Spokane.

We suspect fishing may replace driving and keeping those vans in good repair.

But what if the potential buyer — Jeff is negotiating at the moment — doesn’t provide the same kind of service so many of us have enjoyed?

“In that case, he’ll go right out of business,” Hall said. “Word gets around immediately.”

Well, enjoy your retirement, Jeff.

Now will somebody volunteer to haul me to the airport? And grab these bags, please.

ITEM: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has calculated how seriously each state enforces reckless driving and speeding.

Idaho checked in 12th on cracking down on the reckless driving, but was only tied for 44th nailing speeders.

Maybe the troopers can’t be bothered on all those boring roads to Boise, either.

One note from the traffic experts, distributed by online financial web site WalletHub, might get some attention locally.

Replacing cross intersections with roundabouts reduces speed in that general area by 11 percent.

So?

Even going half as fast, I’ve got a decent chance to clip somebody at one of those roundabouts on West Seltice Way — and judging from all the bobbing and weaving, I’m not the only driver who’s fearing the sudden sound of metal on metal.

Put that in a national report.

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Steve Cameron is a columnist for The Press.

A Brand New Day appears Wednesday through Saturday each week. Steve’s sports column runs on Tuesday.

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