Whether it’s shows or commercial advertising, there are some things I just don’t need to see. Call me old fashioned, or outdated, but I really don’t understand what the folks making some critical decisions about what streams out onto my tv screen are thinking. And worse, I have to ask myself, “are there people that actually like to see this stuff?” There must be, because they’re appearing on the screen.
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Our Fascination with Exotic “Pets”
I don’t understand it, myself. Most wildlife belongs in their natural habitat. Other than the woodchucks and rabbits that feast on my gardens, which may be considered by others to be their natural habitat, but I don’t. Some animals have been domesticated – dogs, for example, or house cats, or the occasional gerbil or goldfish. Others are work animals, like oxen and mules. People keep horses for riding, pulling carriages, or jumping over fences, and I get that. Cows, sheep, and goats are sources of food. But does it really make sense for humans to “collect” exotic animals that aren’t designed to be house pets?
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I was in the line for the drive-up window a few days ago at the local coffee shop, and in the car ahead of me, a little furry head poked out of the driver’s window. The server reached through the window and started feeding the dog from a packet of potato hash brown nuggets. Now, I love pets as much as the next person, particularly dogs, but as there wasn’t much opportunity for her to go and wash her hands, and she’d be handing other people’s food using those same, dog-licked fingers, I was awfully glad that I had ordered only coffee. And further, the driver pulled away with that same furry face peeking out the driver’s window, meaning it was in the driver’s lap. I do hope dog and pet- parent weren’t going far.
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I'm Thinking...No! 