And There They Go!

Normally the Kentucky Derby is held the first Saturday in May which would have made it this coming Saturday but for the second time in the history of the race it is postponed until Sept. 5,Labor Day weekend. The first time the derby was postponed was due to WWII and as with that first postponement they are holding a turtle derby instead on this Saturday. It will be eight minutes of edge of your seat racing as contestants with names like,Seattle Slow,Sir-Hides-A-Bunch,American Toruga and Galapa-Go sprint to the finish line. If you're up for the action it can be viewed at YouTube.com/OldForester at 7 p.m.

A Little Squirrelly

A young woman in Louisiana found an injured squirrel in her backyard,the squirrel had an infected eye and was dehydrated. She took it into her house and called the state wildlife agency but got no response due to the virus outbreak. She researched online how to care for the animal and began doing the care routine,she also started an instagram account for Willamina,or Willa for short, which was eventually noticed by someone from the Dept. of Wildlife who got in touch and placed Willamina with a wildlife rehab specialist who will complete her rehabilitation. When Willa's rehab is complete she will live on a private reserve. Although it is illegal to rehab wildlife without a permit the state is not pursuing any charges against the woman under the circumstances.

Unwelcome Mat

Sheriff deputies who had been investigating drug related activities in a Florida neighborhood happily followed the directions on the doormat of the suspects house. The mat read "Come Back With a Warrant" so that's what the deputies did. Once the warrant was served they found fentanyl and drug paraphernalia in the house which they confiscated,though no arrests were made at the time as there was a child in the house...seems like that would be all the more reason to arrest the dumb asses,but maybe that's just me?

Head For Banking

A woman was tidying up her husband's facial hair with clippers when her one year old son became disturbed by the noise. Evie the 4 year old golden retriever was called to the rescue and to show just how unafraid she was of the clippers she headbutted them which in turn cut a slot in the middle of her forehead leaving her looking like a piggy bank. The laughter than ensued caused Evie to pout and be embarrassed,but after getting a little chicken as a treat all was well once again.

Hide and Seek

In the spirit of a silly Sunday I thought these dogs who think they are hiding? or whatever would yield a smile or two. Enjoy!

Ahead of the Game

Back in 2013 years before self isolation and social distancing Tasmania had a bush fire which also burned fences in turn releasing hundreds of sheep. Most of the sheep were never found by their owners,but Prickles was an exception. Apparently Prickles had been living the last 7 years in a block of bush at the back of the family's property. One day they decided to have a picnic and that was the moment Prickles chose to reenter society. When she is sheared of the years of wool she is currently sporting they are giving the proceeds to charity to help those suffering from the corona virus crisis.  I keep wondering why it is called social distancing...wouldn't antisocial distancing be more accurate?

What About Books?

I read an article earlier about a librarian in the UK who goes to the library once a week to check on things. This time when she arrived she found the cleaning person had done a deep clean and left the books arranged by size,which meant a lot of work to get them back in order,though it might have been worse had the cleaner tried to put them in order. After reading that I started wondering how books would be made safe once the lock down is lifted since the virus can live on paper from 3 hours to 9 days. The only suggestion was ultra violet light,so will libraries and used book stores have to install  book sanitizing devices or will they have to quarantine books until they are deemed safe? Another thing that is surprising to me is that libraries weren't considered essential businesses since I'm sure there are many folks who depend on books for their sanity especially in a situation like we are experiencing now.

Competition of the Weird

Since museums are shut down due to the corona virus they decided to start a curator battle where they would post pictures of the weirdest things in their collections and most of them are weird enough that I will have to supply explanations.

3/4th century hair bun from the burial of a Roman lady.

Mermaid

Pincushion featuring children's heads.

Sheep's heart with pins and nails strung on a cord for breaking evil spells.

Plague hood,reminds me of our current situation.

Cursed children's toy found inside a wall of a 155 year old mansion,it moves by itself.

Feline Whine

It's time for some quotes on cats and dogs without feeling you need to defend either animal!
A dog will sit beside you while you work. A cat will sit on the work. Pam Brown
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. Jeff Valdez
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Winston Churchill
Could you imagine a seeing-eye cat? The first person who walks by with an untied shoelace,and you're history. Christine O'Rourke
Cats are ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish. James Gorman

Bionic Boobs

A 30 year old woman was shot in the chest on the streets of Ontario,Canada and survived with only a broken rib. Her left breast implant deflected the bullet into her right breast implant making the pair into a bulletproof vest of sorts. This is the fifth time breast implants have deflected bullets so I guess this proves me wrong on the worth of breast implants! The shooter is still at large.

Piece of Cake

People are turning to online classes to pass the time and learn new skills during the lock down. A man in the UK joined an online baking class and all was going well until the instructor told him to bake a cake representing something that made him happy...he was then asked to leave the class. In my opinion his skills suggested he might have the makings of a master baker.

Bulletproof

In our younger years a time comes when a person realizes they aren't bulletproof and there are certain rules that need to be followed for your own welfare and the welfare of others. If you are nodding along in agreement that probably means you're an adult,so how do we explain the ones among us who are ready to risk their lives and those of others all for the pursuit of the almighty buck?  I don't know either but I would be willing to bet they are the same people who bought all they could afford to buy without a thought for the rest of the population and if they can bully their way into prematurely going back to work they will be no better than murderers. Almost done with my rant,only one more thing. A person I went to school with,way back in history,asked for people to quit playing the "blame game" with poor little Donny dipshit. Is it just me or is that one of the most ironic things ever? He who all but invented the "blame game" shouldn't be blamed? Of course if things were going south he would deny inventing the blame game and blame someone else. At the risk of being Debbie Downer,if you're waiting for things to get back to normal you've got a long wait.

A particularly nasty idea to get the innocent children exposed. 

Pandemic Peace

One of the bright sides to us humans being in semi isolation is that it allows wild animals to enjoy their habitats without the continual human interference. Imagine what it must be like for African animals when the tourists come into their homes and gape at them. Would you enjoy anyone or anything peering at you in your home? With those thoughts in mind this pride of lions in a South Africa National Park got to lie in the sun on the warm pavement. They would normally be in the bush hiding from the prying eyes that stalk them in their home but the pandemic has brought them peace for the time being. Maybe this will make everyone rethink how we respect the habitat of others.