Truth is Stranger, If You Can Believe It
I had some interesting “facts” e-mailed to me, and I held onto them in case we all ever needed a cheap laugh. This is that time. Now, these may or may not be true — […]
Tag: animals
In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle, the Giraffes Hum Tonight
I once read in Time Magazine that giraffes, who were always thought to be silent animals, actually hum to each other at night. Time didn’t tell us what giraffes hum to each other at night. […]
Stories from the Cat House
My wife and I run a cat house. We take in girls – and boys – who were living on the streets and require them to do tricks in exchange for room and board. We’re […]
Life With Harmony the Cat
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed below in no way correspond to the opinions of the human who typed this. I typed it because I am the only creature in the house who has opposable thumbs. Furniture […]
The Fearless Deer of Pokagon
Deer are so common in Indiana that sometimes we forget they were once wiped out in the state. Now they’re back, wiping out cars instead, so you really don’t have to try to hard to […]
Rice Dogs Finish Last
We’ve been having problems with Bae getting into stuff on the kitchen counters when we’re gone. (Where does an 85 pound dog go? Anywhere above about five feet.) That’s why, for instance, the bread is […]
Life with Harmony the Cat: The Ten Commandments for Humans
My name is Harmony and I am a cat. Now that we have established that, I’ll get to the point. There is a two-legged, mostly hairless creature who lives in my house. I call her […]
Kitty Ghostbusters
Cats can see ghosts. This is obvious to anyone who has ever watched a cat stare at a wall on which we can see nothing. This morning I went to an AMC Loews theater and […]