That's the spirit!
Question for the crowd -- if space/money were no object, what sort of exotic pet would you like to have, and why?
I think I may have to go with otters. They're just so cute when they play, and they can be affectionate, I'm told.
Plus, it'd give me an excuse to have a kick-butt water feature (stream/pond/fountains) in the backyard.
I'd probably go with a penguin. They have a lot of personality and seem to be very cool. Yes, I would own/dominate a penguin.
Incidentally, I currently live in a townhome and own a horse. I keep him (Steve) in the dining room. I have a frassload of oat bags in my closet, and the maintenence is incredible, what what a great horse.
But I'd like to have a penguin.
-EarlificationJammination
need more beer (and emoticons)
I'd get a pig. I love pigs. I find them very intelligent with loads of personality.
Although a penguin might be cool too.
EarlJam, aren't you too hot for a penguin?
Boopsie! I just remembered, finally, that Doonesbury comic strip character's name (and BD's girlfriend). I had a friend at Duke who called me Boopsie. OK, I guess I could call him a friend despite that. He taped a frame from a strip to my door once that said "That's not talent, that's Boopsie!"
Thanks for your response. I've also researched that outdoor cats will keep the gopher/vole/mole population down. But...we've got coyotes that roam, and in the past have lost several cats to such. Thus, our current felines are "indoor" cats. Something I never imagined and caused me concern. But...ya know what? Current cats don't care! Have plenty of room to roam, and don't ache for the outdoors.
No problem with skunks here. In my past house in the hills, we had many possums and raccoons, and not so much here. Squirrels, deer, hummingbirds, hawks, palm rats -- nothing to cause concern, except those darn pocket gophers.
Just keepin' the thread going.
Well, you are definitely not living off Pico...(where my g'parents lived when they moved to LA in the 1950's). We were in the west end of the San Fernando Valley south of the 101. I didn't see any possums or raccoons, just a lot of squirrels and the occasional skunk. The skunks stunk in the summer, particularly when one would get run over. With 90+ temps and no wind, the smell would linger for days in our little section of the valley.
PS Around Pico and LaCienega IIRC. I love watching older movies with LA from that era(1950's). What an awesome place to be...enough people around but not packed with people like today. Its A Mad Mad Mad World and the shots of The Pier in Santa Monica are great. I hear they may be taking it down?
Have you considered a snake or an eagle? I think eagles are awesome but a a snake might be more practical. Perhaps a Western Rat Snake would take care of business.
We get a whiff of the skunks in the South Bay every other week or so. When I lived in Carlsbad, I ran into skunks at least twice a week in the summer and smelled them more often. I guess they loved the beach too.
You're not even trying, people.
Yo DukieInKansas -- speaking of stormy summers, how'd you fare in the most recent bout?
(and BB, hush you!)
Three times today, I clicked the OTB, and somehow clicked the hotspot area of the ad below it. I just now tried to do it, and instead of getting the dulcet tones of billybreen, I am looking at some restaurant guide to Dallas, TX.
ARRGH!
Lavabe
Anybody here in a book club? If so, any favorites you've read with your club?
I'm was introduced to Michael Ondaatje before he wrote The English Patient. I now have an autographed first edition of that book. If you've only seen the movie, you haven't read the book, and you should try it. It's beautiful. Other favorites of mine include: The Remains of the Day and Eva Moves the Furniture.
One of the ongoing questions we ask ourselves is "What makes a great book?"
The gold standard for bad with my group is Birds of America by Mary McCarthy (I think it was her). Anyway, whenever a book isn't a big hit with the group, someone will say, "Yes, but it's no Birds of America." Even members who weren't with us when we read that book. I'm the only one who has been around since the beginning. I started this particular book club in October of 1989. Through the years, I've missed 3 meetings.