Do opposites really attract? Not like this, they don’t!

Have any of you listened to Paula Abdul’s song “Opposites Attract” lately? I hear it every once in a while on SiriusXM’s 90s channel and, while the song IS old, it’s remarkable to me that in 2021 I just realized how unfit these two are for each other. I’ll explain why, but first, check out the song…

OK, where do we even start? Well, I’ve put together a little infographic to show all the ways this fascinating couple is wrong for each other, as listed in the song lyrics.

So let’s look at this objectively. Their friends say they won’t last. They won’t ever compromise on their differences. They admit to not even having a single thing in common. My question now is… why? Why would she even WANT to be with this guy? Why would he want to be with her? Oh wait, she has money. He’s a sugar baby.

Ladies out there, can you justify why this woman sticks around? The dude has no redeemable qualities. Can you imagine being with a partner like him?

The song topped the Billboard charts in many countries, including the United States. The video featuring an animated cat won a Grammy in 1991. All of this astounds me, as the couple actually fit better in any of the following three songs.

  1. How they can love each other is beyond me, so here is a fitting song for the real life.

2. The woman in Paula Abdul’s song should be asking herself this question from the following song: “What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.”

3. She should also confirm in no uncertain terms… they are never, ever, ever getting back together.

Anywho, thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

Life hack: pulling sand spurs off your feet

Have you ever had those dreaded sand spurs stuck on the bottom of your feet? They are small, but the pain is real, let me tell ya! Some call them sand spurs, or burs, or hitchhikers, but no matter what you call them, there is an easy way to pull them painlessly from your feet.

At first, I’ll admit I laughed and thought, “No way!” But to avoid the pain, I gave it a try and wouldn’t ya know, it works. All you need to do is lick your fingers, then pull the spur out. I promise it works. You won’t feel any pinching or pain in your fingers or feet.

Try it the next time you step on these things, I’ll pass along your “thanks” to the person who showed me the trick. It’s a real game-changer!

Thanks for stopping by…

-Out of the Wilderness

Six goslings – Canadian Geese

The other day I wrote about these adorable little geese that intently follow their parents wherever they go. Check out that post here. My friend and I enjoy checking up on the neighborhood geese because so many have been born in the last few weeks. The parents using the nest we had been monitoring the most– consisting of 4 eggs– became parents to just one of the four eggs hatching. Here is the lone gosling, probably loving all the attention he’s getting…

Then my friend texted me about the family with six goslings. Six! Crazy. So I had to go see them for myself. They were cute, obviously. Here are a few pics of the little things.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

When robin parents attack!

Who knew robins could be so protective! Gosh, wow. I have been lightly monitoring a nest in my front yard that started like this.

It progressed to this.

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Interesting development though, and maybe bird people out there already knew this, but as the chicks grew, the parents became more aggressive towards outsiders (me). This is the last good picture I was able to snag.

Then, and the best way to describe this is that the parents were basically kamikaze bombing me the closer I got to the nest. As it turns out, the babies were out of the nest and I could hear a change in the chirps from the parents the closer I got to the chicks on the ground. It went from a warning, to an all-out siren.

So today will be the last update on this little family. Why? Because this is what I was able to capture with my camera.

Those blurry shots are blurry because I was running away from the parents! Crazy. They were SO protective, even more than when the chicks were a day old. Hope you enjoyed the updates along the way!

-Out of the Wilderness

Apple iPhone “Tracked” Commercial featuring Felix! The music, actor, and more.

Apple has a new ad out addressing a concern a lot of us have. Apps tracking us! Take a look then scroll down for more info about the commercial…

Who is Felix? There are a few things to highlight in this ad, first is obviously the actor playing Felix. His name is Eric Stroud. You can check out his resume here. He has also played the lead in a commercial you might recognize from Wix.com. His height is listed as 5’8″.

He also appears at the end of this Heineken ad.

The Music. The song in the Apple ad is “Mind Your Own Business” by Delta 5.

If you think this song sounds like it’s from the 1970s, you’re right. It was released in 1979.

The @Flx1986 thing. You won’t find anything significant by searching this handle on Twitter or Instagram. Take a look at what pops up for both social avenues below. I wonder how long it took them to come up with a simple handle name that wasn’t already taken.

The birthday. It is revealed that Felix was born on November 5, 1986, which was a Wednesday and makes Felix 34 years old.

No talky talky. For an ad about a phone, it’s rather ironic that Felix never says a single word in the entire minute-long commercial.

The location! At least part of this ad was filmed in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic. In the screenshot below is the Hotel Astoria, located at Rybná 680/10, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia.

What do you think of the ad? If you have an iPhone, have you opted out of being tracked by any specific apps? Chime in below and, as always, thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness