Daily Archives: July 30, 2005

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I have some very important news…

I’m adopting. Yes, it’s true. I am going to become a parent. TO A BAT!!! That’s right, I’ve adopted a Grey Headed Flying Fox. I can hardly wait until I get my “endearing letter” from my bat! I’m so excited. I will be sure to update you when news of my bat arrives. Surely this will be the event, or purchase, that will fill that aching, longing, empty feeling I have, right?

So all of you having babies out there… Ha! Take that! I have a BAT!!

Meanwhile, this frightens me, I took a quiz, to find out what kind of bat I would be…

If I were a bat I would be…

a Vampire Bat! Find out more

about this bat or take the quiz

to see what kind of bat you are most like.

Vampire bats live in very structured colonies and form strong social bonds. Female bats who go out to feed will share food with other females in the nursery colony by regurgitating food. They will adopt orphaned baby bats.

They are 70 to 90mm in length and their wingspan is 320 to 350mm. They weigh about 40 grams. Their fur is a dark grayish brown. slightly lighter on its belly. Vampire bats can be found from northern Mexico through Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Vampire bats move well on the ground and in the air. When they forage for food, they fly about one meter above the ground. They usually feed on large birds, cattle, pigs, and horses. They rarely bite humans.

They find food through smell, sound, and echolocation. The vampire bat does not suck blood. They use their sharp teeth to make a bite and then lap up the blood that pools there with their tongue. They only need about two tablespoons of blood a day.

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movies and tv

My grandmother used to say “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” But you can’t make lemonade out of a dead dog, no matter how hard you try.

This afternoon I went to a place, up on Capital Hill, called the Central Cinema. It’s a small movie house that serves you food and drinks while you watch the movies. The popcorn is brought to you in a bowl. Not that I had any, I had 4 cheese pizza. The serve beer and wine, but no hard liquor. Maybe at later shows, however because shows after 10 are 21 and over only. We were there for the children’s matinee. How can you pass up an opportunity to see The Goonies on a large screen? You can’t. If the Goonies are good enough for you, they are good enough for me.

Next week’s matinee is the Muppet Movie.

When I got home, I got out of my car and started walking down the drive, with a brand new 44 ounce Dr Pepper in my hand, to get my mail. The little girl across the street and her friend came over to me. I don’t know her name, she wasn’t born the last time I lived here. They had a large pump thermos and a tiny dixie cup with them. That’s when I noticed the lemonade stand. They asked me if I wanted some lemonade, so I put my Dr Pepper down and said of course I want lemonade.

“The little brown things are just pieces of lemonade.”

Excellent! Can’t beat that for a quarter. Plus, the new Ikea catalog is here.

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