I got some good news over the weekend. Two of my best friends, a couple, are expecting. The wife is four months pregnant. I'd love some general first-pregnancy-mah, as I guess they've been trying and had a complication last year.
I'm so not a kid person, but for some reason I'm kinda psyched about this. More than with any of my sister's pregnancies, quite honestly, but most of those happened at absolutely the wrong age (I was 8 when the first of the eventual eight niece/nephews were born, and the next six were within five years of the first, so this was during pre-teen/teendom - not the best time to have to learn to share your siblings' affections when you've been the baby of the family up to then).
The father of a friend of my sister's was voted into government in India, but didn't move into the official residence since monkeys had the run of the place.
Now,
that's
a third world problem.
The father of a friend of my sister's was voted into government in India, but didn't move into the official residence since monkeys had the run of the place.
You'd think they'd have monkey exterminators for that sort of thing.
Being India, "extermination" isn't an option.
There's a cool documentary called
Cheeky Monkeys
that shows up on Animal Planet et al -- it's about urban monkeys in Capetown, SA. Not only are they genuinely cleverer than raccoons, they have real opposable thumbs AND they will travel in groups of 10-40. And the monkey 'troops' (correct group name) get into territorial fights.
I'll take a skunk anytime, please.
I am so sorry for your loss, Corwood. I think Tara was right when she said, "It's always sudden."
a co-worker's parents have been evacuated and told their house is burned down now. She is not having a great day.
I didn't want to do it in the same post as condolences...
The Hero of Canton, the Cat they call Jayne....
Yup--the monkeys have too much cultural significance for killing them in cleanup to be an option (and, honestly, can you see that working here?).
Awww, Jayne the cat is adorable.
