Tuesday, July 28, 2009

There's A Critter In My House!

Now look, first of all I am not afraid of critters unless I don't know where they are hiding. After all, over the years I've found dead rats in the basement, chased squirrels out the attic, and even startled a bat or two. But this latest episode is a mystery.

Critters have been on my mind for some time now so maybe I'm making a big deal about this. Perhaps it is mutated animal. After all, now they put critters in food! Really! I'm a yogurt lover and I had my favorite store-bought brand until they shrunk the serving size, increased the price, and added critters. The manufacturers call them probiotics. Now there is a scary word for an additive to put in your body. Hmm, the Bionic Woman was just a made up TV show but there is no way I'm going to be the first Probiotic Man.

Whoops, I got sidetracked. Back to this more immediate critter problem that is in my house. I've yet to see it but I know it is in here somewhere.

Let me digress again. Susan and I rent a house in small "sterile" community of homes in Suwanee. "Sterile" is my term for treeless, non-descript subdivisions. These homes are so close to each other that if you sneeze the neighbor might say, "Excuse you". Well, maybe not since we are the only folks who open their windows. Everybody else runs their air-conditioning day and night. I guess that might be a good idea since the yards a sprayed at overly frequent intervals with all sorts of harmful chemicals. Hey, maybe I should go back to that critter yogurt. After sitting on the porch breathing what-ever-it-is that's on the lawn, I could be the first glow-in-the-dark Probiotic Man on TV. But seriously, I don't see how any living critter could get close enough to my house to get into it.

Maybe y'all can help me out. The only clue I have is a photo of the feces I took a few minutes ago. It was next to my bed for crying out loud! I first spotted the poop in the kitchen, then by the sofa, and now my bed. It is too close for comfort. Please, check out the photo and let me know what it is and what I should do.

2 comments:

Naomi said...

Newt, you are such a goober! I laughed out loud at this post!

leo said...

Wahoo! Can't blame me, I've been out of the house for a year... Well I guess it could still be me. Damn.


I'm going to blame Alex. Maybe Dennis.