The Ass and the Grasshopper: 3 Ways

Once there was an ass who slaved all day under the lash with little food at the end of the day to show for it. One day, while being beaten within an inch of his life for thoughtlessly stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, he noticed a grasshopper, eating grass and hopping around happy […]

I’ll Shout these Facts on Shetland Ponies ‘Til I’m Horse

Shetland ponies have been around since the Bronze Age; but, I doubt that they should get much credit for it. ֎ Shetland ponies live longer than horses… especially those ponies that have been around since the Bronze Age. ֎ In the United Kingdom, to be a Shetland Pony, you have to stand no more than […]

Notable Breeds of Cattle

Black Angus: Also called “The Aberdeen Angus”, or “Angus” or “The Eastern Striped Lemming”. These cattle were bred to survive the bleak Scottish winters and the slightly less bleak Scottish summers. Angus don’t have horns so they solve most disputes through arbitration. They were bred specifically to be processed into meat and eaten, which only […]

Why You Should Terrorize Moles

[Thanks to Rivergirl for the idea] A non-terrorized mole is a happy mole and a happy mole is a contented mole. Terrorize the moles in your yard or their contented sighs will keep you awake at all hours of the night. ☺ Terrorizing a helpless small blind animal might just win you a Nobel Prize […]

The Unspoken Allegory of the Fisher

If you are anything like me, you hate porcupines. [If you are a lot like me, you sneak sips of barbecue sauce from the bottle and have a recurring dream where you have to sell a used car dressed as a pencil]. Porcupines strut around like they are all that with dressing on the side. […]