Once upon a time, this blog was going to be all about my pet bird, when I got one. But I never did get that bird. So, now this blog is about the beautiful, curious things that keep me in a near-constant state of happy distraction. Ironically, many people find these writings when they wonder what "peristerophobia" means. It's a fear of pigeons. I've made a bird blog after all.
posted by Dr. S at 11:44 PM
Annie Dillard could have been writing about me when she said (of herself), "I like the slants of light; I'm a collector." Or Willem de Kooning: "I'm like a slipping glimpser." And don't forget Brenda Ueland: "I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in kindergarten--happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another." But the Beastie Boys might have said it best: "When it comes to panache, I can't be beat." There's a reason I wear a ring that says Badass.
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I love this llama truck because some of the reasons it lists for loving llamas don't entirely make sense. We love llamas because of driving? guarding??
I had tapas tonight. It was almost as good as a llama.
Personally, I like the idea of guard llamas.
No, that's the thing: that's the other reason I titled this post the way I did: I actually *know* why those things are listed. Apparently, llamas are great as all-purpose alpha animals in herds. They socialize well with other animals (like sheep) and also will defend those animals if necessary--so they're good to put into a field with other species. I think that's awesome. I assume "driving" means that you can get them to help herd your animals, too; I'm assuming that it doesn't mean you can get them to pull a wagon for you, though perhaps you can do that, too.
I also forgot to mention that three minutes before I saw this llama truck, I also saw the three llamas who live between my apartment and the grocery store. One is a baby! I can't take their picture because there's nowhere good to pull over. Alas.
Wait! There are THREE llamas now? That's such exciting news. Hooray!
I was sure you'd seen the baby before you left! Yes, there's a little one. It's adorable.
I met a llama once. It was 1984, as I recall, and it (the llama, not the year) seemed generally good-natured. Even so, I somehow always think that llamas are bad-tempered; I must be mixing them up with camels (which are generally almost as irritable as John McCain).
You should have someone (not a llama) drive you to the llama location, drop you off to take pictures, then pick you back up again when you're done.
Beware of the ASPCA PSMan.
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