Wednesday, April 23, 2008

P.S.

P.S. When are you and I getting together for coffee or breakfast and general laughter? We could even make a D.Q. run sometime. There is a cool park over by (names withheld to protect the innocent's) house where you can feed the geese, but I should warn you. There is this gang of geese there that seriously, would steal your lunch money.

I was there, alone, with bread to feed the nice birds, when they surrounded me and got all up in my business. I had to stand up and back away or else get into it wit dem bitches. I guess female geese aren’t technically called bitches though and I probably shouldn't use that language. OK, I know I shouldn't.

In my internet search to this page: http://www.dierinbeeld.nl/animal_files/birds/goose/ looking for the word for female geese to substitute for “bitches” I learned this:

Geese in mythology


In Egyptain mythology, the earth-god Geb (also called Seb, or Keb) was sometimes depicted with a goose surmounting his head. He was also described as a goose called The Great Cackler, whose female each day laid the egg from which the Sun hatched (the Sun was thought to be reborn each morning). The goose was clearly a solar creature. As such, geese are still sacrificed at the turn of the year in some parts of northern Africa.In Ancient Egypt as well as in Ancient China the goose was considered a messenger between Heaven and Earth.In China geese are still a symbol of marriage, because of their lifelong pair-bond.

In the Roman empire, the goose was the sacred animal of Juno, a goddess of light, marriage and childbirth, who was later considered adviser and protectress of the Roman people. A story tells of how geese saved the Romans with their warning cries when the Gauls attacked the citadel of the Capitol. The Celts associated the goose with war, possibly because of its watchful nature and aggressive temperament. Warrior gods were sometimes depicted with geese as companions.

Remains of geese have been found in warrior's graves. The Britons kept geese, but did not eat them. They were, however, sometimes used as sacrificial offerings.”

Interesting stuff right?

4 comments:

  1. To move geese, you should grab them by the neck and move them in the direction you want them to go. It's not as inhumane as it sounds, as this is how people who raise them move them around as well. Their necks are quite strong and, unless you are actually TRYING to injure the bird, will hold up just fine. And they can't bite you when you've got your hands around their necks :)

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  2. Craig, How do you know about geese?

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  3. I grew up in a small, white, Midwestern farm town with seven churches and no bars. You learn a thing or two :)

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  4. If you ever want to sacrifice some geese of your own, we've got plenty over here... they drive me NUTS!!! LOL!! :D

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