The way I actually earn money is by shovelling sawdust from underneath the wood mizer. When Rob handed me my pay today he said, "Now don't go wasting it." Rob is a man who spends his pension on chocolate. We get along. He let me know when there was only one chocolate croissant left during coffee break today. I shared my chocolate bar with him yesterday.  It works.

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Right now I can see Vivi and all of her ducklings outside. She's saying, "No no, everybody inside," with her Venezuelan accent. Here is the duckling dilemma: Last year ravens ate 30 ducklings. Vivi expected this to happen again, but the mama duck's are better mothers this year and have successfully prevented the ravens from snatching up the ducklings. Now Vivi has almost 60 ducklings. For now it's okay, but once they get bigger, well she doesn't have room for them. That's the duckling dilemma.

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My bedroom