Mood:
don't askTopic: Squirrels in the news
First Windows updated and restarted the computer. Then the video driver updated and restarted the computer. Then the virus scanner updated and had to restart the computer in order to be effective. Then my camera software had a critical update and needed to restart my computer. And then another graphics program updated and needed a restart. It's been almost an hour and I have yet to accomplish anything! I still have not even had a chance to get to fark and I finally finished reading six very small e-mails. Frustrating!
For some reason people are sending me squirrel stories. Not just one or two a week...but anywhere from ten to twenty a DAY! I scan most of them looking for the ones that A) have cute pictures or B) feature tree rats wreaking havoc upon the world at large or C) feature tree rats getting a big face full of KARMA baby!
Sadly, today's crop of stories are all PRO squirrel: 30,000 cats sterilized in Beijing. This is to help restore the squirrel population on the city of Beijing, China. There are so many bad Chinese food jokes just waiting to be told ...but I will resist. instead i will offer this from worth1000.
But what about cats? Sometimes cats are attacked by squirrels. Just ask this poor cat:
They include instructions for several worthy obstacles, and it is tempting to make as a source of crazy squirrel pictures, perfect for LOL'ing.
And after the squirrels are finished on the obstacle course they can go to the animal hospital in this article here, where they care for injured squirrels. Here's a picture of a poor squirrel with its arm/leg in a splint:
aawwww....I almost feel sorry for the little guy. Almost...but it is entirely possible he broke his leg while transplanting my tulip bulbs from the garden to the lawn.The animal hospital is somewhere in Chicago...hmmm home of the Blues Brothers...I need to sharpen my photoshop skills and give a pair of squirrels dark glasses and dark hats. Perhaps this pair of squirrels:
Or not.
And in Philadelphia... people are upset because a large oak tree is going to be cut down, displacing many squirrels from their family homes. Is it wrong that I feel more sorry for the poor old tree than I do for the squirrels. I'm not sure..it that wrong? Am I supposed to feel sorry for the tree rats...all I can think about is the poor old oak tree, once so regal and proud and stately...soon to be reduced to heart rot infested sawdust and stumps.
And that's all for today. As if that's not enough.
