I Experienced A Truely Magical Moment.

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So were on the 7th tee last night and waiting for the group ahead of us to move along when I spot movement. Out hops a little baby squirrel (we now estimate about 8-10 weeks old). I point and make cooing noises and big Mike says ahh and kneels down making little squirrel noises.

The squirrel hops over to him and he starts petting it.

Yea - you read that right. I believe the words that came out of my mouth were "What the F*ck?"

Mike is kneeling there petting the squirrel and we all thinking about how to trap the little guy once Mike is bitten and he needs rabies shots.

But we watch and the little guy seems normal enough, not wild eyed out of balance but playful and friendly. THEN - he rolls over on his back and is getting his belly rubbed. WTF?

I say I had sunflower seeds in my golf bag and go get some and offer a handful to the little guy. He's not that interested but taking my life into my own hands I touch his head and then his back and I pet his tail and he rolls over and I tickle his belly (all this time I am envisioning the little monster grabbing my wrist and not letting go and I'm running around the golf course screaming GET HIM OFF GET HIM OFF).

By now the other golfers on the 7th green are long gone and Dan is getting ready to hit his ball and the squirrel runs over and sits on his shoe. We shoe him away and he runs into the brush!

THAT WAS WEIRD!!!!

After teeing off on the 8th tee Dan see's a muskrat and I tell him to try to pet it but it runs away (the muskrat).

I did a little research and maybe blaze can chime in with thoughts.

I THINK he was old enough to NOT be nursing. We were afraid his mother was gone and he was hungry but they are pretty quick to start eating nuts and so forth. He looked like a tiny adult squirrel, not an infant. They leave their nests at around 10 weeks of age. At that point, they lose no time and immediately begin gathering nuts!

A few odd squirrel facts.

Although male squirrels are notorious for chasing females all during the mating seasons, female squirrels are ready to mate only one day out of each season. HOWEVER - the female (since she only has ONE day) can breed with up to thirty different partners in a 24-hour period! The males move on immediately after mating, primarily because the females will not allow them to stay.

Urban squirrels are susceptible to growing accustomed to human treats. In fact, once they are weaned on pizza, chocolate, and the like, they will reject natural foods. British scientists were recently baffled to discover an entire park of squirrels who have become addicted to nicotine after chewing on littered cigarette butts!

A squirrel uses its tail as a rudder for balance, a parachute during flight, an umbrella and raincoat during the wet season, a blanket for warmth, and a flag to alert other squirrels of danger.
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A certain person over at IMDB has mentioned that there will be some reshoots coming up for Public Enemies. I have heard nothing but will keep my ear plastered to the ground looking for traces of Johnny.

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Green Columbus - It seems the Columbus 2009 budget might have replacing 25% of our current 500 street lights with LED lights. I wonder how long that will take to recoup the initial cost of the lights! I think it is a great plan and should be a news item for regional media. Add the Electric Car Dealership and I think we have something in the works to start bragging about.

However - there is a problem. First - what is the defination of an electric car?

"a neighborhood electric vehicle" means a self-propelled motor vehicle that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric vehicle. "Neighborhood electric vehicle" does not include a golf cart.

A law prohibits the use of such vehicles on roads. However Act 329 signed in 2005 states "the governing body of any city, town or village may by ordinance allow the use of a neighborhood electric vehicle on a roadway that has a speed limit of 35 mph or less and over which the governing body has jurisdiction."

Thus - reams of paperwork!

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Friday Sept 19th I'll bring a few 6-packs of Lazy Mans Porter to The Kurth!!

Just a heads up.


Rod