Rats...

Living in Baltimore rats are just a part of life. I once read a story in the paper about a seedy bar that hosted rat-fishing contests as a promotion. They would bait-up a hook and go out into the alley behind the bar and see who could catch the biggest rat. Unfortunately, the health department or animal control did not see the humor in the whole thing and put a stop to it. We have rats in our back yard and possibly (I like to keep the possibility alive that it is happy bunnies eating our dog treats and not disgusting rats) in our house. When I lived downtown I once had a rat in my apartment for a few days that pulled itself off of the glue trap before I could get to it with my tennis racket. (A feat my turtle could not replicate, getting off the glue trap that is, I didn't beat him with the racket....sad Mr. T.) We just ordered the best rat trap ever....The "Rat Zapper Deluxe." It electrocutes the rats humanely and is fast. (Animal rights activists please complain in the posts section of this blog.) I will keep you up to date. My question is does anyone have any bright ideas about how to get the rats out of my backyard, since my dog eats their waste. (Which may explain the cranberry like thing that grew on the inside of her ear.)

Photo

Here's a picture from the NYtimes, brought to you by my brother. Can anyone come up with a good caption?

snow

Be careful what you wish for....snow....accident and missed flight (both for Sarah). Quinn loves it though.

Awkward Juxtiposition

So yes I am on break and currently watching Oprah. It started with a segment on Marion Jones and than a segment on Natalie Holliway, with her mom and brother. After a short commercial she brought out the cast of "Juno." Is it me or is it in poor taiste to go from, "so what was it like when your sister/daughter was murdered?" to "Oh my God what a cute movie!!!!" while the mother/brother are sitting in the front row. Seems a little insensitive to me. Also one day Oprah is all about her weight-loss challenge and the next day she starts with a segment on Cold Stone Creamery. I am getting mixed messages. Tomorrow on Oprah: "Starving children in Africa" and "Gale King's favorite all-you-can-eat-buffet."

I want snow

I am sick of rain and mud...I want snow.

Readership and The Wire

Want to know how many people read your blog? Post that you got engaged and see how many people comment....my total? TWO. So here's to my two readers! Thanks for your support. By the way, I am currently watching the 4th season of The Wire, it's awesome. If you want a show that explains so much about what is wrong in American cities, you should get the DVDs. By far the best show on television, one of the rare shows that does not conform to traditional tv rules and story structures, amazing acting, closest thing to literature on television....check it out people.

kucinich (SP?)

I am back on the Kucinich bandwagon. Saw him on PBS last night. So he believes in aliens, who cares, we need someone who actually wants to challenge the media and large corporations (sorry Trip), I really think most of the other dems (Edwards excluded) aren't interested at all in getting corporations out of politics. Unless you remove their influence nothing else will happen, environmental reform of real meaning, increased minimum wage, etc. etc.