Thursday, February 2, 2012
Mid-summer Madness
YeeeOwwwwww! Eeeeeeeek! Piercing screams and squawks penetrate the steamy air of a languid summer's afternoon. Assorted moppets, playing in the sun drenched courtyard, run for cover. Anxious parents emerge to investigate the source of the cacophony. Then, a whining siren-like sound begins, quickly reaching an ear piercing crescendo. "Where are the cops?" my neighbors enquire as they approach my house with trepidation. Momentarily a squad car, with siren blaring and strobe lights flashing, roars into view. A police officer with a buzz haircut sporting a pair of those bug-eyed reflective sunglasses, begins to pound on my door with a cudgel-like implement. He screams "What the hell are y'all doing in there - havin a crack party? Open the door before I kick it in." As I comply, he is accosted by an angry lime-green creature fanning a magnificent set of tail feathers. My parrot, Spanky, responds with hysterical laughter and a "Hey, Big Boy." He dive bombs the interloper with clawed feet flailing leaving a pea green dollop of organic material on one of his meticulously polished jackboots. The peace officer promptly exits the premises tossing a citation of some sort on my lawn as he jumps into the safety of his adamantine auto and streaks off.
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