From the Horse's Mouth...

First of all, let me truthfully state that I am not prone to gossip. That Mormon Ad from the 80's with the black slime passing from one set of hands to the other gave me pause when I was a youth. Not that I had been party to that type of talk prior to seeing the poster, but the poster was the catalyst for my decision to avoid engaging in gossip. So far I've held true to my committment and only kiss and tell if my sources are reliable.

That being said, Guess what happened in my neighborhood this week???

We've had several deer coming down from the mountains behind our nestled community this winter. More than usual. I saw two 4-point bucks nibbling bushes in front of a house on 3rd East early on a Saturday morning as I was driving to meet some ladies for a rousing game of racketball. Jarid saw an elk in our own back yard the very next week, again in the wee hours of the morn. This week a cougar was spotted in the yard of our neighbors who live on the other side of our block. Yes, you read that right. A COUGAR!!! I'm having third thoughts about going out for an early jog.

Another neighbor came home from work late one evening this week and was surprised by a night-time visitor. No, not a cougar. This encounter began after he'd entered the house and had closed the door. He heard a knock and when he opened the door to see who in the world would knock so late he found himself standing face to face with a policeman! Seems there's been a string of home robberies of late in our little nook of the city. I wish I'd have asked his wife if he'd been fumbling with the keys or was wearing a warm, dark-colored ski mask or something else that would have looked suspicious to an officer of the night.

So, that's what's happening where I live. What's going on in your corner?