Sunday, April 13, 2008

Edgers

The nefarious pika better known as the furry little eaters of grasses and trail mixes can be pernicious, sometimes capricious, most times duplicitous. Not much has to concern itself with the habits of pikas these days. Which is all for the better when it comes down to it. Many pikas are foul tempered beasts. Sure, nothing like a pissed off mountain goat can be, but the shrill little cries and their habits of running around unseen, popping up and squeaking then reappearing 20 or 30 feet away in minutes can be quite disconcerting if you are not prepared. In times such as these it seems best to bring M&Ms. The wonderful thing is that they are quite easy to locate, yet very difficult to consume. In the time it takes a pika to crack the candy coated shell you can make your escape at a leiesurly walking pace. Not all things pikas do can be considered frightening or harmful to the well-being of the planet or it's dwellers. For instance enclosing a small herd in your yard can result in a substantial reduction in greenhouse gasses as they eat and multiply like the rodents they are while the lawnmower sits idle with you on the porch watching their frantic little chewing. Anyways, what is interesting about all this is there was apparently a man who sold the world. He really likely could have also sold all the pikas in the world, however I'm fairly certain the property rights did not extend that far. So far as far can be pikas are free. Which is a comforting thought.

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