EWW! slugs report - catch and release

... and the cat said MEH

Update on the slug situation. I “have” a fixer-upper cat. He is a stray and dines at several neighborhood locations. I am bummed when I see him chasing a lizard or dragonfly because I know he catches them just for sport and then leaves the sad carcass behind and moves on. Today he walked right by a slug inside the house and the bubble over his head said - too slow, too easy, slimy, icky and just not worth my time. Sigh.

In case you missed the original post about slugs, here it is again. What’s fascinating (other than how they in) is that they apparently travel at a speed too slow to be measured by my cat.

What it means when you see a kleenex by my door.

In the early 1960’s, our Sunday night family plans never altered. We knew the routine – bath, dinner and then the anticipated Sunday night TV lineup. The highlight, of course, was Walt Disney presents Disneyland with Tinkerbell’s sparkly wand revealing the Magic Castle. When the black and white version of the program was upgraded to color, it became Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. The familiar “when you wish upon a star, make no difference who you are” tune was a keeper. Before Disney came on there was an exciting and exotic nature program. We didn’t know it then, but today it would be considered an educational program. Just as well, knowing might have taken all the anticipation out of it. The sponsor’s name was part of the show title, so we looked forward to ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’. It was about all kinds of wild animals hosted by zoologist Marlon Perkins from all parts of the world. Jim Fowler was his assistant and danger could be near when the featured animals were poisonous or aggressive.  Am I channeling  Marlon Perkins when I use my Kleenex catch and release process? Maybe. I sure could use an assistant some nights. jerigale@comcast.ne

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