Racehorses

There was an alphabetized list of racehorses lost somewhere in a pot full of water in Rock's kitchen sink. It was in a digital format, and as Rock sloshed through the water with his hands, he found bits of horses' names that began with the letter A, but he was never able to find the other letters he needed to safely return to sleep. Moreover, he also needed to wear a specific pair of pants in combination with specific undershorts. Rock made a brief attempt to combine two pairs of sweatpants and some old khakis with two pairs of shorts he found on a chair in his front bedroom, but he could tell he had not come close to the proper combination.
At last, he surrendered. There were too many pants in his house. When he climbed back into bed, it seemed as if Jo the cat approved of his choice, which he thought confirmed that he had chosen correctly.