A selection of Various Birds
“You Dirty Rat!”
Myths had it that eagles could carry away lambs and calves, but they mostly ate rodents. To add a little dignity, Congreve shouted the James Cagney line, “You dirty rat!” as he dove for the kill . . .
Strategic Retreat
True, turning tail and running wasn’t a pretty picture, but when Howard heard that his fiancee discovered he’d blown the wedding money on Superbowl tickets, well . . .
What To Do?
The Attorney General was in a dilemma–Trump wanted Hillary investigated, Bernie Sanders wanted Trump investigated–what to do? Maybe she’d just bury her head in the sand and wait till it all went away.
Twitter Feed
Zoe and Zelda, who had recently moved from Florida to Montana, hadn’t exactly felt a warm welcome at school. While the other students smiled (sort of) when they met, the twitter feed was brutal; the locals called them “plastic,” “fake,” and “artificial” just because their sense of style was Florida, not Montana.
You Should Have Used Sunblock
Jimmy’s wife was alternating between trying to comfort him and being angry that he hadn’t used the sunblock she so carefully gave him before the offshore fishing trip. “What if you get skin cancer from the sunburn? We don’t have insurance. What would I tell my friends–my husband died of cancer of the face?”
A Good Mani-Pedi
Dolores had had a terrible week: her boyfriend threatened to leave, she lost her job, and she was informed by her car insurance agent that the company was not going to cover her recent accident. She felt somewhat guilty using the last bit of room on her Visa card, but remembered her mom’s words, “There isn’t much a good mani-pedi can’t fix.”