Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
A very ferrety slide show
I don’t know if my photo of Ferret Bueller and the balloon has made it onto the slide show yet, but it should (eventually).
Plague Threatens Prairie Dogs, Endangered Ferrets in South Dakota.
Here’s a more detailed story at MSNBC.
D.
PS: It’s hot here. HOT. I don’t know how 95% of the rest of the country* manages with worse temperatures; I figure it’s a testimonial to the toughness of humankind.
*Figure pulled out of my, um, pocket. Yeah. That’s it.
How does one survive the heat here in Texas?
Two letters= a/c!!!
Well, the other option is to move up here to Canada! Granted, it’s been a crappy summer, with cooler weather. NOW, it’s nice. The kids are back in school and it gets really hot. Yeah, makes sense.
Rella
Doug, here’s a little story that made me think of you which I think you will enjoy.
Meanwhile here in Oregon, the weather is acting like it’s near the end of September (i.e. cooler than usual) and I’m wondering where summer went so soon.
fiveandfour, I love that story. The build up is PERFECT.
Oh, and Hi Doug! Go swimming.
See, if Californians had elected Marc Singer governor instead of the Barbarian, ferrets would be legal now.
63F in Edinburgh. Just sharing.
kate – she’s got a ton of stories like that and a real knack for telling them.
I recommend her autobiography about her childhood” whenever I get the chance. It’s funny, dark, sad, interesting – and bound to make a lot of people feel better about their own childhoods :-).
She is a wonderful writer and I owe you for pointing out her work.
But HEY, fiveandfour, that link to Powells went straight to used books. Is that standard for them? To list used first?
Indignant Writer
Eeep – the link to the used version is probably my fault. I wasn’t really paying that much attention when I found it ::blushes::.