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It’s Squirrel UN-Appreciation Day!

In the photo above, I am holding just two of many, many squirrel-focused items given to me by friends who enjoying torturing me about my anti-squirrel obsession.The big squirrel is a giant FRIDGE MAGNET that came with a full wardrobe (blame goes to Gretchen and Bill Roper) and I’m holding . . .



Look, squirrels are infiltrating the bunny population!

When my friend Bruce Macintosh told me about Vizcacha (a.k.a. a Squabbit), I thought he was kidding around with Photoshop. BUT HE WASN’T!!  ‘m grateful to Bruce for the heads-up. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIGILANCE, MY FRIEND. If you haven’t already, do check out the bio that Bruce wrote for me, which . . .



Arctic ground squirrels contributing to release of greenhouse gases

Thanks to my friend Peter Alway for posting a link to this IFLScience! article on my Squirrels Are Evil And Are Taking Over The World FB Page earlier this month. According to legend, the squirrel have attacked and killed deer to eat its innards! “A disemboweled deer or domestic chicken with none of its . . .



“Squirrels In My Pants” Dance

Years from now, historians will surely attribute this deceptive perky songdance to the early signs of the Squirrelpocalypse that so many humans foolishly ignored. Didn’t someone say that “Ring Around The Rosie” originated with a description of the plague? If anyone’s curious, here are the original lyrics to S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In . . .



College Student Mary Krupa, Squirrel Whisperer

At first I thought this article in Viral Nova was a joke, or that the photos were mostly Photoshopped. But I think this is actually a real thing! Apparently Penn State student Mary Krupa works with four different squirrels. I have to question the use of the term “Squirrel Whisperer.” More appropriate, I . . .