As soon as I entered the house after work tonight, I began complaining to
my SO about sundry things...my headache, my aching back, my sore feet, the
Wisconsin Badgers (who lost the Homecoming game in overtime), a mailbox
full of bills, etc.  etc.  SO remained smugly silent, and eventually I
griped my way into the kitchen --- and abruptly shut up at the sight of a
WONDERFUL THING in the middle of the kitchen table...the new 2001 Ferret
Calendar!  With a terrific cover picture of a ferret dressed as Sherlock
Holmes!  SO had spotted the calendar in the mall where he had his hair cut
and proudly brought it home.
 
I tore off the cellophane, opened a Coke, cuddled a real ferret, and went
through the calendar slowly, ooohing and aaahing over each picture,
beginning with a Kubrick-esque January.  And look what they did to the
Sphinx!  And the nostalgic take-off on the dog listening to the old
gramophone -- as if a real ferret pays much attention to its "Master's
Voice!" The scene from "Little Red Riding Hood" is darling, with a sable
playing the wolf and a cinnamon as Hood.  There's the "Alas Poor Yorick"
bit from "Hamlet," and so on.....ending the year with Fertzilla trampling
Toyko!  There's a fine wry sense of humor in these pictures, which made
me forget my headache, aching back and sore feet.  (Wish it were so easy
to forget the Badgers and the bills.)
 
Anyway, thanks to Jeanne Carley for another great job.  I'm glad it's in
the malls so early this year.  Saves tussling for the last one with other
crazed ferret folk the week before Christmas.
 
Signe
[Posted in FML issue 3213]