[Uncle Russ]

One (among thousands) of funny things about California is the unintended consequences of the well-meaning animal lovers out there. Like the oh-so-liberal folks in Colorado, they are not satisfied with pursuing those activities most harmful to the critters--small things like building 20,000 square foot houses, ski-lifts, and golf courses right in the middle of their habitat--but then they support bans on hunting which allows the prey species, in the absence of predation, to overpopulate their remaining, shrinking habitat and thus die of starvation. In California, the libs actually went to the extent of recommending birth control injections or pills for the deer. They have been so protective of the mountain lion population that now the lions are starting to eat them right along their carefully-manicured running trails. Now all my relatives and friends tell me that, as a Christian, I am not supposed to rejoice at anyone's being eaten alive. So I will just say that it serves them right to have about $500.00 worth of Lycra and Spandex ruined and I do have to hoot with laughter when old Mr. Puma munches down on one of their carefully groomed poodles.

As the Bible says: "Let those who would live beyond the Western Mountains by the sea be plagued with fire and with shaking of the earth, and with great slides of mud and volcanoes." I forget what book that is in.

Russ