Every so often someone will come to WildCare and request our help in identifying a large spider they have in a box or to ask how they can keep raccoons from eating the koi in their pond. Fairly standard questions. But this weekend I had the most surreal conversation with a woman who [...]
Archive of entries posted on May 2006
We Are Totally in Shape Now!
This weekend Steve and I bought something I never thought we would buy. A piece of home exercise equipment. That’s right. In spite of my fears that it will become something on which to hang Steve’s seldom-worn suits (we got those thinking he might need them for a job interview or the [...]
Being Married to Hugh Jackman Isn’t Enough?
Because if I were married to Hugh Jackman, I’d make him play dress up. . .
Raccoon Hide and Seek
After our shift at WildCare, Steve and I went back with Melanie to check on the momma raccoon and her babies living in a crawl space. We kind of doubted they were still there. After all, we had pretty thoroughly invaded mom’s space the last time we were there. And then there [...]
Raccoons in the News
Oh those wacky raccoons. They can cause trouble.
Steve pointed me to this story about a raccoon in Cyprus who caused a major power outage after surviving an 11,000 volt electric shock. Poor fella is facing deportation!
And Melanie supplied this fine example of a stupid human getting exactly what he deserved. This dufus [...]
A really crappy day at WildCare
Apart from my squeamishness with blood and all things medical, one of the reasons I never pursued my childhood desire to be a veterinarian was that I didn’t think I could deal with euthanizing animals. It’s never really been a huge problem at WildCare because I’ve never questioned the necessity for some of the [...]
Strangest Weekend Hobby Ever
Yesterday afternoon, Steve and I crawled around under someone’s house looking for a dead animal.
How, you might ask, does one get to this place in life. WildCare, our chosen place for animal volunteering, is always on the look-out for new funding sources. Most recently the hospital is starting an exclusion business. What [...]