Fiendish fantasy

Friday, May 23, 2008

There is, I am quite sure, a store where folks like me, who have nightmares about squirrels that rob bird feeders even when there are plenty of acorns and walnuts and hickory nuts, can purchase what we'll call the Ultimate Squirrel Elimination Weapon -- U-SEW for short. Perhaps it's asking too much to believe such a store really exists. So let's go shopping in my imagination. It won't be terribly expensive because, after all, it's make-believe.

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