Chicken vs. Tourists

My husband and I ran into many different animals when we vacationed in Hawaii a few years ago. We had frequent birds landing on our lanai in the mornings looking for food. It might have been the pieces of bread and Doritos we left out to coax them but who knows.

At night, we would go searching for frogs around our condo. Mostly, there were adult ones but occasionally we would find a few little stinkers hopping around. Aren't they cute?

The other frequent visitors around the condo were snails. Huge snails! Look at the size of these things! Holy cow! I have never seen a snail that large before. We probably found about 20-30 of them every night we looked.

This beautiful peacock was one of many that we came across during a tour of a botanical garden. They were just freely walking around like they owned the place. They pretty much did though, since all the people would move out of their way as they walked around. When we tried to leave, there was one that refused to move out of the way of our car. After about 20 minutes, we realized that it was looking at itself in the reflection of our car. Talk about conceited!

We also saw this little guy there. Although, it did not look like he appreciated us being there. He was giving us a dirty look and watching our every move as we walked by.

This guy didn’t look to happy to see us either.

My husband and I are animal lovers. Not crazy animal lovers but we respect the fact that we share this Earth with them and don't do anything intentionally to hurt them. They can be fascinating to watch. However, on this trip, we ran into one animal that we were not too fond of.

We had pulled over to the side of the road along The Road to Hana and noticed a trail that we wanted to explore. As we walked up to trail, we noticed there was a chicken standing right in the middle of it.

The minute our eyes met, I knew we were in trouble. I can remember those beady, little, evil eyes like it was yesterday. As soon as we got within 15 feet of that satanic chicken, it started freaking out by clucking, wildly flapping its wings, and darting back and forth like crazy. We stopped in our tracks and so did it. We would take one step forward and it would start freaking out again. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

Now, this trail was only about three feet wide so there was no way we could get around the chicken so we needed it to move in order to get through. I have seen too many “when animals attack” movies to know that I was not getting near that thing. However, I was ready to fight if I had to. I was going to get past it even if it killed me!

We really didn’t know what to do. It wasn’t budging and neither were we. We were expecting that at any moment, the chicken was going to charge at us and peck our eyes out! We didn’t have any weapons but my purse was pretty heavy and I was prepared use it if I had to. Like I said, we love animals but if it came down to me or the chicken, we were going to be eating well that night. (Just kidding, we wouldn’t really eat the chicken, it being possessed and everything.) Finally, about 15 minutes into the standoff, the killer chicken gave up and ran away. We were victorious!

I don’t think it actually went anywhere though. I could feel its beady eyes watching me the whole time we were on the trail. I think it was stalking us from the bushes. I swear it was!

Wish List Wednesday

Okay, days are going by way too quickly here. It's Wednesday again. This one is going to be a little different in that it is not something that I can actually purchase. The item on my wish list this week is:

Huh? For those of you who are out of the loop of reality television world, this post is not about wanting government to spy on me. This is about an awesome reality television show called Big Brother. If you are not familiar with my obsession with this show, please read my previous post here. I am not going to confess twice on this topic here! Once was humiliating enough, thank you.

Anyways, I am having Big Brother withdrawals. I have watched all 11 seasons of this show so far and have not gotten bored yet. In my opinion, it is the ultimate reality show. I have to prepare my husband for when I go into a shock coma when this show ends. I'm not kidding! I am that addicted. I'm really not a crazy person, seriously. I just love this show.

So, my wish list item is for CBS to start this show earlier than this summer. Like, tomorrow maybe. Or Friday would be good. Saturday works for me too. Sunday? Monday would be perfect. I said I'm not crazy! You do believe me, right?

I'm going to stop now. Next Wednesday? Okay, bye.

Cruel Humans!

There are many pet owners out there that love and cherish their pets. And then there are those that have questionable intentions.

Some owners get a kick out of watching their pets struggle.

Others like to make them work for their food.

And some just get a kick out of humiliating them.

I think that all these cute little buggers should be taken away from their owners and be given to me. Yep, the abuse needs to end right now. I will be happy to take them all. Every little, adorable, lovable one.

Silly Sign Sunday - Very Important Warning

Uh, thanks, I'll try!

Sweet Tooth?

When I was a kid, any money that I received from doing chores or from birthdays was spent on candy. Oh, did I love candy and my dentist is wealthy because of it. Thinking about some of my favorites, I can't imagine why I liked them so much.

Wax Bottles

Ugh, these things were 5 percent liquid, 95 percent wax. I would bite the top off of these bottles just to "drink" less than a teaspoon of liquid that was inside. Then I would chew on the bottle that was made out of wax. Does this sound gross to anyone else? Why in the world would someone want to chew on wax? Bit into a candle once and tell me how it tastes. Yuck! I don't know why, but I loved these things!

Buttons

These little yummy pieces of candy were stuck on a piece of paper. The only problem was that you couldn't get the candy off without tons of paper being stuck to the back of them. I think I have eaten about 10 pounds of paper due to these things.

Candy Cigarettes

I'm not sure why someone thought these would be a good idea for kids. However, I think there are more disturbing candies available today that, in my opinion, aren't any better. These candy cigarettes are the reason I started smoking. Well, not really but there are some who would like believe that this is true. But, I'll save that for another post. I wish cigarettes tasted this good!

Bottle Caps

These were awesome! They came in assorted flavors but the root beer ones were my favorite. I would eat all the other flavors first so the root beer ones would be the last flavor to enjoy. Mmm, yummy!

Chewy Sweet Tarts

These were the cause of many childhood tummy aches. I used to eat them until my lips were permanently puckered! I was never a fan of sour candy but for some reason, these were the exception. I remember having to force myself to finish a bag of these because I just HAD to eat the whole thing. Oh, did I suffer afterwards!

Wafers

These, by far, are my favorite and I occasionally still eat them. I'll usually purchase several hundred of them at a time. No, that was not a typo. They will usually only last about a day or two because once I start eating them, I can't seem to put them down. Love them!

You can find all of these items and much, much more on this awesome website I found. I foresee more cavities coming my way. Enjoy!

Wish List Wednesday

Wish List Wednesday again! Oh, do I love this item! This is a lazy person's dream! Did I mention that I'm lazy? Yeah, I know, a million times. Anyways, this item is awesome and I really, really want one.

Come on now, who wouldn't want a robot to fold clothes for you? This video is sped up 50 times so it actually took the robot an hour and a half to fold the towels but hey, I've got time to wait. I ain't going anywhere.

What I want to know is if it can be trained to iron too. Now that would be something!

Sounds Like a Great Deal!

Hmm...something just doesn't look right here.