He flew the coop…

For several months, an advertisement has consistently appeared in the Albuquerque Journal’s classified section seeking information about a missing bird — a cockatiel. After seeing the ad for so many times, I finally decided that I should investigate the matter — giving in to my ingrained journalistic instincts. My first reaction was that the birdContinue reading “He flew the coop…”

Human brain 2, squirrel brain 0

Well, maybe I am a bit smarter than the squirrels I’ve been trying to catch in my back yard woodpile. After tormenting our dog Chester and annoying me for almost two months, I finally came up with a way to outfox — oops, I meant outsquirrel — a couple of them. I had about decidedContinue reading “Human brain 2, squirrel brain 0”

What would you name yourself???

A story in last week’s Albuquerque Journal prompted me to think about why humans feel the need to give animals names. The story involved a litter of pups born to a Mexican gray wolf who became famous for her wandering all over New Mexico, apparently in search of a mate and unaware that she hadContinue reading “What would you name yourself???”