Instead of dog, pet was ferret. Would not purchase again.

Having pets is pretty great.  I'm not too into buying expensive breeds of dogs or cats or miniature pigs or what have you, but to each their own.  However, if you do plan to buy a purebred dog of some sort, I'd advise you to make sure that it is actually a dog of any sort and not, for example, a ferret.

Yes, people do in fact buy ferrets, thinking that they are dogs.  Just as a brief refresher course, here's what a dog looks like:

Here is what a ferret, which is clearly not a dog, looks like:

Again, dog:

Ferret:

This has been your Monday PSA.

Oh come on Florida, keep your bears in check

Apparently in Florida, people just keep grizzly bear cubs around, because Florida.  I guess they need to protect themselves from gator attacks or something.  Of course, occasionally they escape, and that's a problem:

Yes, what should we do if we run into a bear cub?  This seems like useful information.

 

Uhh...I hope you're right.  The use of the word "likely" in the last sentence is not a real confidence booster.

I found this to be a more effective approach than using Sarah McLachlan songs

And another great advertising video which is thoroughly unrelated to anything except that it made me happy on a Wednesday:

Now, time for lunch!  I wish there were fireworks and exuberant friends hugging me to celebrate, but I suppose in the absence of such things the flask of whiskey I brought for dessert will have to do.