h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Penguins apparently busy building something involving a large amount of old hemp rope.

Get better soon JTG. What's the natural predator of the penguin?

Thanks Ginger. Feeling better already. Anything large enough and dangerous enough to prey on penguins, even imaginary ones, is something I'm glad not to have inhaled.

sticking a ferret down the throat, i find, cures almost all ailments.

Thanks, I'll remember that for next time. Aren't they a bit of a nuisance in the medicine cabinet though?

ah now, i'll have to let you into a closely guarded secret, the trick is to keep them in a crate in the garden instead.

Try leopard a leopard seal followed by a coupla killer whales.

This all sounds like a case of the cure being worse than the disease. It's much better to take a squirrel... especially the suppository form.

really? My squirrels said 'not to be taken orally' on the box

Do you not have squirrel inhalers in your neck of the woods?

yes, they hang out in the woods

Then, for the urban sufferer, perhaps a rat chest rub is what's called for.

on a realistic note (sorry) the squirrels have come out of hibernation where i live, spring is really here!

Here too. They were chasing each other around like mad today. It was beautiful and sunny. In fact,everything seemed to be pairing up for the Spring mating frenzy... squirrels, birds of every description, and high school kids playing hooky.

JTG

Hmmm! Here the birds were thinking about migrating again. The north has snow, the midlands has hail, us southerners had rain and everyone has foot and mouth! I think I'll be dreaming I am somewhere sunny and warm tonight!

Hmmm! Here the birds were thinking about migrating again. The north has snow, the midlands has hail, us southerners had rain and everyone has foot and mouth! I think I'll be dreaming I am somewhere sunny and warm tonight!

Just an aberration, I'm sure. There'll be daffodils all over the place before you know it. Ah, to be in England...

The foot and mouth thing is enough to break your heart though, isn't it? We've been following events on the BBC World News (now that we're in the family), and what those poor farmers are going through is awful... not to mention the livestock, of course.

And, of course, there are so many other people who are suffering in consequence of the epidenmic.

JTG

It is heartbreaking and I'm not sure I fully understand why all the animals need to be slaughtered - after all if we left them we would produce less milk so would throw less away and we would breed immune cattle! Still I am sure there are others far wiser than me.

It is a great shame and it really could curtail some of our summer activities - now we are all settled we were going to take up walking again!

It's good having a new garden 9to completely change topic) as I keep finding all sorts of things popping up - shame they didn't put more colourful plants in though! Still the 20 packets of seeds I bought should soon sort that problem!

Oh, a new garden! Wow, what a prospect! I shall expect to see daily journal entries describing whatever is popping up.

What sort of garden are you planning? 20 packets sound about right. After all, you only need enough grass to stand on to admire the flowers. any more is just a waste of space. (I told that to someone in the sports turf business recently... she wasn't impressed )

I always wonder how many trees we will be able to fit onto a rugby or cricket field!