New Kid on the Block

Well, if you have been paying attention at all to the website you should know by now that we got a new baby a few weeks back.  Let me tell you, this kid is the most famous little guy in the county!  He has been in the newspaper twice and he has been on TV, not that he said much during the interview. You would think the TV people would have wanted a comment from the mascot for their news clip wouldn't you?  Humphh... They didn't.

And if you remember the movie Field of Dreams with Kevin Coster, when he had more hair, you will know what I mean about the company coming. Remember the "if you build it, they will come" line?  Well, this baby is no less famous than that baseball field, let me tell you.  Just like in the movie, cars have been coming down the road, one right after the other, pulling into the driveway day and night and everyone who gets out can only say one thing: "We stopped to see the baby"! Sometimes there is so much company that our dinner is actually late because everyone is oohing and ahhing over him, and the farm people, who have known this little guy since he arrived, join right in.  They all seem transfixed. Everyone stands around and watches him eat and drink and stand and lay down.  They watch him in the pasture.  They watch him in his stall.   They are constantly talking about his long legs and his whiskers and they are constantly taking pictures of him.  He doesn't change that much from moment to moment does he? I have even noticed that the farm people, when working, all of a sudden stop what they are doing just to walk over and watch him.  They simply stand and stare with big smiles on their faces.  And they are all carrying cameras around like tourists visiting the Grand Canyon.  It's like he has cast a spell over everyone...


He sleeps.

 

He wakes up.



He eats.  That's about it.

So alright.  We have firmly established and agree that this little boy is cute and that his legs are unusually long.  So why, oh why, do people have to keep saying these things over and over?   I have to  point out that it seems people are losing focus slightly and are forgetting about the importance of the mascot and regular feeding schedules.

Lest I sound disgruntled, please let me be the first to say that this little guy and his mother absolutely deserve and need to be here.  He was born in the worst possible place in the entire world!  Do you remember me telling you about my Ohio people and how they got me?  And that if they had not bought me at the auction.... oh, I cannot say it again out loud... it's too awful....  Let's just say that I really do understand where this little guy and his mom came from, and I know that none of us want to think about their potential fate had they not come here.  It makes everyone shudder, I just know it..

But I must point out that sooner or later life needs to return to normal, meaning that certain animals need to be fed on time, so I'm simply suggesting that it might be time to stop all of the special attention, or at least all of the picture taking, and resume normal activities. I'm really glad that this baby is here, and that he and his mom are safe, and I prefer regular meals.  Hunger pangs are most objectionable to donkeys.

Love,

Donkey