Sometimes, I wonder.

About a lot.

• For one…. what in the world do rats smell like?  I only ask… because I heard someone say… “I think I smell a rat.”

Now I have never had the opportunity to get my nose up nice and close to a rat, and have a good whiff.  Hence, I do not know what they smell like.  So when someone exclaims that they think they smell one… well… it makes me wonder about the company I am keeping.

• Next.  Are crannies happy?  They don’t really seem to be okay on their own.  They always have to hang out with the nook.  In fact, nooks don’t much occur by themselves either.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard any one say… “Well.  Will you take a good look at THAT cranny?”   OR.  “Hey.  Have you seen any good nooks lately?”

Nope.  It is always a nook and cranny that whittle their way into English Muffin sentences.

• Alright.  How about this one.  Who is the dog food taster?  I often wonder this when I see the claim that a certain Dog Food has “New and Improved Taste.”  Or worse yet… Cat Food.

I think I would rather be a potato chip or pretzel taster.

• What about this.  Is the Boogie Man a really good dancer?  Seems like he ought to be.

• Whatever happened to Bozo and Howdy Doody?  Why did they fall to the wayside.  I mean, sure.  The one guy was a real clown and the other one was a big dummy…. but just WHERE is the love?

• Speaking of the changing ways of the world.  I wonder when Bert and Ernie are going to get married.  AND… I wonder if any of the Teletubbies will really… finally…. come out?

• Not that we were talking about fruits… but my thoughts just happened to segue this way.  It is said that tomatoes are a fruit.  And yes.  They really are.  But here is the thing… does that make Ketchup the first Fruit Smoothie ever?

• I think Animal Crackers are kind of cool… all shaped like little animals in such… and they come in a Circus Box.  I wonder why Chicken Nuggets aren’t shaped like little chickens, and come in a Coop Box?

•  Things I don’t wonder.  I just know.  They will never find Jimmy Hoffa.  Hillary Clinton will never be a U.S. President.  The Big Mac will make a comeback.  And. Faerie dust is real.

And that’s all I have to say about that.

Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.  —  Joseph Campbell
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To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.  —   Tony Dorsett