A selection of Bugs
Bee Years
Tina heard that most people knew about “dog years”–7 dog years were equal to one human year. Bees, however, only lived about two months when active and as much as four months during the winter. This means each bee year was equal to about 1 1/2 human days. Tina had already been around for several months of cold weather, but now it was warming up, she hoped her Obama care policy would keep her going in her “golden years/days” . . .
Flossing
Nannette was troubled–she knew she was just a worker bee, but shouldn’t the queen bee be just a litttle concerned about her welfare? Couldn’t that sugar-laden nectar cause diabetes and tooth decay? Should she be flossing between flights . . .?
Naming Rights
Jozef didn’t care why some people thought that naming a football or basketball team after some ethnic group was offensive–he didn’t care–who understood human logic anyway? As self-appointed PR guy for the “Butterfly Nation” he was pretty sure his offer of “The Gulf Fritillaries” for a Galveston team wouldn’t fly, but how about the “Butterflies”? He could move faster and was more agile than any running back he had ever seen, and no one else was using the name . . .
Read, Not Red
Read’s parents–librarians–had not really thought through naming him “Read,” as in “he read the book,” not “Red,” the color. Those that got it couldn’t help saying in greeting “Well, Read . . .” The rest called him Reed when they saw his name tag at work. Then there was the old guy always sitting on the bench at the bus stop who handed out John Birch pamphlets and told him it was a shame that the McCarthy hearings had come to an end with Reds like him around . . .
Circus Act
In spite of Thea’s well rehearsed act, which clearly had an element of potential danger for added thrills, Ringling Brothers weren’t interested–not a lot of call for bug acts, they said. Besides, who cares about danger to a bug; most people try their best to get rid of them whether or not they perform . . .
Woodwind Section
Clarence thought he was going to be in the woodwind section–a clarinet, an oboe, a bassoon, maybe a flute–but not the whole trumpet section. Looked like he was going to have to work on breath control . . .