Once again our flameproof moderator waded in at just the right moment.
Just as I had prepared my "take it to e-mail" post I was cut off at the
pass.  Thanks BIG.
 
On a ferret related note, I have just discovered a great new source of
entertainment and the expense of my boy Bob.  See bob is a big time balloon
chaser, he absolutely adores them, he will run from one side of the room
right too me if he hears me blowing one up.  He leaps and spins and dances
when I chase him around with it, and for a finale I toss it out into a long
clear path so he has to chase it down until he can pin it against the wall
to pop it.
 
The best part is part of the run is linoleum so as soon as he hits it he
starts to slide and lose control, way too funny.  Yes I get ALL of the
pieces.  So I decided to get him a big squeaky ball about the size of a
small balloon figuring he would like it just as much, he likes chasing
balls anyway.
 
So I squeak it at him and he goes nuts, leaping and dancing, I let him
chase it but, he cant get it in his mouth, it is too big, and too hard, so
I squeak it again and let him grab a compressed portion, and he takes off
for his hidey hole, until of course it expands back to full size and he
cant grab hold any more, you can see the frustration in his little face, so
the squeaking begins again, and again.  It is a great game for Bob and I.
 
Marmot things we are both nuts.
Mark
Bob( let me at it, I'll get that squeaky thing)
Marmot( I am too cool for such silly games)
[Posted in FML issue 2446]