Another Small World Incident with an Egghead

Stormbringer said:

Nice one. This has probably been asked elsewhere, are you building another coop?

Thanks.  The Coop, as you well know, was a product of the Chicken Ranch, which was the product of an active imagination supported by one of the great stories that made a lot of Texans 'real men.'  All we did was re-tell the story with the Chicken Ranch 'Girls' disguised as ceramic smoker/grills out to satisfy everyone who came to the Chicken Ranch seeking pleasures.  That life went on ten full years.  But some of the 'Girls' were getting up in age, and although they love the life there, there was also some wear and tear on them.  

In fact, Lily Large, circa 1999, began cracking at the seams and eventually requested to be left to range free, and work only when she wanted to.  She loved the easy life and decided she wanted to stay close to the Chicken Ranch after we were gone.  So she was adopted by a neighbor who expressed an interest in playing with her.  Up to the day we left, he was bragging about how he and she got along so well.

Likewise, I told Maggie Mini she could come to Louisiana or stay at the Chicken Ranch as a member of the new owner's staff.  She liked the idea of staying.  As did Lulu-Large, whose contract was sold to the new owner for a decent price.  

Lola Large, Shirley Small and Mini-Maxine wanted to come with us to Louisiana.  Mini-Maxine and Shirley Small have been earning their keep here at Temporary House, but Lola still hasn't gone back to work.  She misses her shoes.  I might just put her up on a concrete pedestal so she can start carrying her own weight.

As for another Coop, I don't rightly know yet.  We have a slab drawn into the plans, along with natural gas, electricity, hot and cold and drains.  If the budget allows, we will build something, but it won't be another Coop, for sure.

As they say, We'll see...

Spring "No Coop To Play In" Chicken
Covington Louisiana USA

CtTOPGUN said:

 A little common ground is a great conversation starter. And once conversation gets going we usually find we have a lot more in common than we have differences.

You're right, and such conversations can happen anywhere, in grocery stores, restaurants, or even at airports.  It happens a lot when we wear our "I'm an Egghead" shirts.  

By the way, I've been trying for years to get my Connecticut friend to become an Egghead.  He lives in East Haddam and volunteers at Mystic Seaport Museum maintaining and even re-building some of their boats.  

Spring "Hey... Let Me Tell You About My Big Green Eggs" Chicken

Thanks.  But it's not hard to do.  Just smile and say "Hi."  Or, sometimes when Judy is shopping and I'm bored, I'll go stand at the entrance to the store and say "Welcome to Walmart" to everyone who enters, and maybe "Thank you for shopping at Walmart" to those leaving.  Every once in a while someone will say "You do know this isn't Walmart, don't you!"  And a that point we have a conversation going.  But they don't stick around long enough to become friends. LOL

The worst part of waiting is being bored while waiting.  My way to deal with it works for me.

Spring "Hi... Wanna Talk About Big Green Eggs?" Chicken