I haven’t fired up the space heater since early 2013 but it’s time. And guess who was super excited? My beagle Piper. Since she was a puppy, she’s loved sitting by the heater on chilly nights. Don’t believe me? Take a look!
Finding Common Ground With an Ant
Yesterday I was driving into town when, of all things unexpected, an ant fell from overhead onto my knee. I was on the interstate so of course, I had to maintain my composure. And anyway, it was just an ant. There have been a few times where out of nowhere a spider descended from the interior roof. Now that’s a scary moment because I hate spiders. And to have them hanging right in front of my face? It’s a constant fear.
But this ant, I brushed him off to the floor board. A few minutes later he reappeared on the door, near the window. My lucky chance! I rolled down the window and brushed him out and then it hit me. He’ll never see his ant family again. Now he’s all alone in the middle of a highway, miles and miles away from everything he knew. I mean, one mile to an ant has got to be like a thousand miles to a human. Or more! Can you imagine how that would feel? Knowing there’s really no possible way to get back to where you were?
Does he join up with other ants? How does he find them? Will they accept him and what will his job be? I imagine this happens often, so is there any kind of system ants have for new new arrivals? Maybe watching “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” will offer some insight.
Thanks for reading!
-Out of the Wilderness
Songs From Our Childhood
Thinking about songs I learned as a child, and recently discovered they weren’t universally known! I remember a few, below are some lyrics of each. Sound familiar to anyone else?
“Germs, Germs, the invisible dog! I hide him in my pocket ‘cause he’s very very small.”
“Lulabel had legs like toothpicks, and a neck like a giraffe, giraffe, giraffee!”
“We like sheep. We like sheep. We like sheep ‘cause sheep is what we are.”
“…and the green grass grows all around, all around. And the green grass grows all around.”
“Alright stop, collaborate and listen. Ice is back with a brand new invention.”
random girl singing “Germs”:
Jonathan Jackson on Boy Meets World
Every once in a while I come across some information that shakes me to my core. Here’s what it was recently… I watch the show Nashville, 1. Because I’m a good Nashvillian and 2. it’s a good show. I learned early in season 1 that Deacon Claybourne is played by Charles Esten. Might not ring a bell yet, but he was actually a regular on Whose Line Is It Anyway? back in the late 90s/early 2000s. It’s very strange to see clips of him performing as an improv comedian compared to his serious role as Deacon on Nashville. He’s great at both!
But I just put 2 and 2 together on another actor from Nashville, Jonathan Jackson. He plays Avery Barkley on the show. He’s been in soap opera’s and starred in few movies but a picture I saw of him online recently struck a chord. It reminded me of this girlfriend stealer from the best show ever, Boy Meets World!!!!
I was right, Jonathan Jackson was the heartthrob that took Topanga out for a date after Cory kissed another girl at the ski lodge on their senior trip. It wasn’t the kiss that Topanga couldn’t forgive, it was that Cory lied about it. Oh man, that show will forever be awesome. And Mr. Feeny being the voice of Kitt in Knight Rider is just simply BA, am I right?
Anyway, that’s how the show Nashville is connected to David Hasselhoff, I guess.
-Out of the Wilderness
Justin Bieber and Kanye West
So just being totally honest, I don’t know anyone who likes Justin Bieber or Kanye West. I mean, ANY. ONE. It’s something that’s got me curious. How and/or why are they so popular? Maybe it’s the same reason I’ll watch a Green Bay Packers game when my fantasy team is going up against Aaron Rogers. I want to see him throw a few interceptions. Justin and Kanye are two guys we want to dislike. So the more we hear about their idiotic behavior, the more satisfaction we feel. Well, when Jeopardy states, “The artist who spiraled out of control before fathering 5 kids by 6 different women and is now working at UPS part time” we’ll at least have a 50/50 shot at the right answer.
Out of the Wilderness 