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Paul’s Flying Squirrel Squardron
It’s well known that Paul’s Flying Squirrel Squadron strikes terror into the hearts of America’s enemies. As Colonel Boris Doctorov of Russia’s Intelligence Bureau said, “Paul’s Flying Squirrel Squadron Пугает пудинг из нас”* Indeed. But […]
You Know You Want to Party With Me
My pantry, it’s organized I want straight from sleeping in bed to fighting a website in order to schedule an MRI. It was much harder than it should have been. Watched a squirrel run around […]
Saoto and the Three Squirrels
Surinamese Soup SAOTO INGREDIENTS – BROTH 1 pound chicken breast, boneless 1 small onion 3 garlic cloves 1 lemongrass stalk 1″ galangal root 4 cups chicken broth 4 cups water 3 berries […]
Carne Asada Tortas and the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Entree CARNE ASADA TORTAS INGREDIENTS – MARINADE ¼ cup fresh cilantro 3 garlic cloves 1½ pounds flank or skirt steak ½ teaspoon pepper ¼ cup lime juice ¼ cup olive oil (2 tablespoons more […]
Night of the Wild Ones
I’ve been gardening a lot this spring. In fact, Memorial Day marked my planting finale and official launch of hand-to-hand combat with local squirrels. This is not a new development. For years, I’ve planted begonias […]
To the (Gangsta) Squirrel Who Narrowly Dodged My Car Last Summer
Good Day, squirrel. This is a declaration of urban war. Your criminal actions last summer rendered my auto dashboard a Red Sea of neon warnings; and my two rear passengers screamed as if snatched by […]
The Trouble With Rats (Part 1)
My wife alerted me to the fact that there was scratching and clawing going on in our ceiling. And she said there’s small amounts of crap being laid down in the attic on the rubbermaid […]
October is Squirrel Awareness Month
October is officially Squirrel Awareness Month. In honor of the agile animals, dogs everywhere will abstain from chasing the rodents and instead, they will wear gray and brown ribbons on their collars to show their respect […]
King of the Squirrels
This morning on the way to work, I came upon a pair of squirrels moving slowly across the road. I don’t think they noticed me, so I slowed down to avoid making squirrel pancakes. They […]