Monday, May 15, 2006

Nature vs. humanity...


OMG - so I have a new friend...he looks like the guy over here on the right. And he thinks he's found a mate in my window. He is a song sparrow. So he's just hangin' out outside my window...bashing himself into his reflection, thinking he's found himself a hot momma. He's even singing to himself. It's making me crazy. I have a stress ball here on my desk that I hurl over there every now and again to get him to fly away, but he keeps coming back for more. Someone help me.

Julie thinks he's cute and that I should name him. She suggested Cocoa. Who-da-wa?? I countered with "deadbird." She countered with "Pecker"...NICE.

Which brings back a memory of a T-shirt my dad had when I was a kid. It was a picture of this cartoon bird, with horns...and underneath it said...wait for it..."Horny Pecker." Now my dad was a lot of things, but not really a perv. But here he was, with this shirt. We got it on our family vacation to Ocean City, MD...because there was some restaurant out there, I think it was called "Peckers" and they had all of these novelty shirts. I remember that this shirt was a big deal between Julie and my dad...that whenever she wanted to give him a hard time, she would bring up the horny pecker shirt, and this would always crack my dad up.

It's the little things.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember how Red in the face Annie would turn when your Dad would come out with the shirt on. He would go change when he saw Ann was over! Too Funny.

Keep us posted on your little Pecker.

Rebecca said...

Since I posted this I have thrown the stress ball at him 3 times...and he's back now. AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!

Anonymous said...

Try throwing a rock. See what that does.

Anonymous said...

Awwww, leave the little pecker alone...

Anonymous said...

Good Lord. Who names a restaurant Big Peckers? Although what am I saying...we have a place here in Roseburg, Oregon, called Between the Buns. It's a sandwich shop, but still - they're just TRYING to be totally disgusting.

Eileen

Anonymous said...

Try taping a pictue of an owl on the window. Most small birds are afraid of owls. (Tape it with the picture side out.) I know that got rid of a nasty woodpecker (speaking of peckers) that thought my gutters would be a nice place to sharpen his beak - at 4:30 in the morning.
Joy

Rebecca said...

I talked to the chick here who handles our "pest control" people. Apparently there's something they can put on the sill called 'Tanglefoot' that keeps the birds away, but doesn't hurt them. She's going to tell them to do that to my window.

He's out there singing away in the tree as I type. Persistent little bastard.

Eileen - 'Between the Buns' - that's hilarious. Is the food good?

Anonymous said...

Rebecca - Do you actually think I'd ever go there? I can't get past the name.

Eileen

Rebecca said...

Oh C'mon Eileen...HA! I bet that's the first time you've ever heard THAT ONE.

Not only could I go there...I WOULD HAVE TO go there because of the name. It's too hilarious to pass up. It's the same reason I bought the Fat Bastard Merlot for the first time...it was just too fun!

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Anonymous said...

Hey Pea, don't most women leave the little peckers alone?

Rebecca said...

Size doesn't always matter, Jimmer...