Summoning Quail

The other day, my brother had just come home, and I was at the front door, watching as he got out of the car. As I waited for him to come in, I noticed a quail wandering around nearby. My brother started heading towards the house, and the quail moved away from him.

I'm not a smart bird...

Everyone Knows It's Windy

So, where I live, we sometimes have windy days. So windy, in fact, that I think I can truly understand that passage in James Herriot's books. In Yorkshire, he said, they have what's called 'thin wind' or a 'lazy wind', so called because it can't be bothered to blow around you, but instead just blows straight through you. Cold weather here is ten times worse when the wind is fierce, let me tell you.

Weird Things You Say While Playing Sims

Let's face it, Sims is a weird game sometimes. Even weirder are the things we say while playing the game. I mean, in what other game can you question why someone's been wandering around in a towel for days, or bemoan the fact that Bob was abducted by aliens and now he's gained weight? Or announce that your toddler has hair floating a foot above their head? Today's post is about the weird things we say while playing Sims.

I have no idea how a wild horse wound up in the unrouteable area beyond the basement.

Braces

Yes, folks, braces. Those evil medieval torture devices that orthodontists love to torture their patients with. They nail metal brackets to your teeth, then attach a wire to the brackets, which they tighten until the victim is screaming in agony. Then they take you to the Pit of Despair, where they strap you to a machine that sucks away your life.

Signs a Hotel is Bad

Most of us have stayed at hotels in our lives. Sometimes these stays are good, other times less so. Sometimes you get a hotel room, then leave an hour later because you value your life. Here are some indications that your hotel room may not be the best, to put it mildly.