Lament Of The Cast Off Soccer Balls

It's sad to see rubber balls tossed into our wet lands. It's sad for the balls, too. We all want to feel needed.

Squirrel Officially Declares Himself A Bird

We've tried everything to prevent these guys from chasing the birds away. It may be necessary to re-label the feeder. The term "bird feeder" no longer applies.

A TERRORIST ATTACK ON A MOTH?

Moths (or butterflies) can have problems, too. Witness the above.

Suggested Vanity License Plate For Suicide Bombers

Humor can be found in the darkest places, and this is one of them. After reading that the June, 2007 Glasgow Airport suicide bomber was a physician--a discovery later leading to the uncovering of a plot involving 45 Muslim doctors to use car bombs and rocket grenades during terrorist attacks in the U.S., I was darkly inspired to suggest the above vanity license plate.

Rotarians Can Be Expressive

While listening to a speaker talking about tax law, John Barbosa, a CPA, shows how he feels about the current revisions in the tax code.

Dog In Flight

I wonder what could happen if a Security Agent stuck his/her hand in a bag containing a large breed of one of these---especially one with an attitude. It could get ugly.

Rotarians Share

We think that Mickey Gjerstad is asking Randy Lindel for a taste of Randy's soup before he fills up a bowl of it for himself--just a guess.

Rotarian Dentist Advises Fellow Rotarian Not to Eat Any of the Cake

Rotarian dentist, Dr. Douglas Mann, makes it clear that a fellow Rotarian's dental health would be severely compromised by the sugar in his birthday cake if he ate a piece of it. The frightened fellow Rotarian recoils at the warning, and has a stick of celery instead---and Doug has the cake all to himself.

The Intrepid 5 year old Pigeon Thief

While visiting Puerto Rico, we stopped by a park famous for its friendly pigeons. One can even buy grain, there, to feed them. A mother, in response to her son's unhappiness at not being able to "pet" one, gave her son some grain, and encouraged him to catch one believing it was impossible--and by golly, catch one he did. The boy was delighted, the mother was horrified, and the stubby little woman selling the grain was screeming at the boy to let the bird go. Even with some effort, it took several minutes for the mother to pry the boy's fingers off the hapless bird's wing. The boy was, of course, very disappointed that mom would not let him take the birdie home. It was a real life tragicomedy. Note: View photos from bottom to top.

Food Identification Is Not Always Easy

Each week we Rotarians have a smorgasborg at the Inn, and the food is not always easy to identify by sight alone. For the discriminating eater, it creates a problem. One of our members, Dr. Douglas Mann, is trying to figure out what in the devil is on his fork. Mickey Gjerstad simply digs in.

Twigs Without Cell Phones

When twigs attempt to communicate with each other, they often have to shout, and the information still fails to get through. Here are three twigs badly in need of cell phones.

Who Is Fool One?

This plate was spied on the back of a car in Redding, Connecticut. We just wondered several things:

1) Why does this person consider himelf/herself a fool? Could the Harley-Davidson plate holder offer a clue? Naaa. Some bikers are the best drivers in the world. They have to be to survive.

2) Who is fool one, what do they drive, and how can I avoid them?

I remember years ago my maternal grandfather bragging to my cousin, Ray, that he had taught himself to drive with no help from anyone. Ray thought for a moment, then replied, "And you had a fool for a teacher, didn't you Grandpa?" He was a bad driver--a very bad driver.