Kirstie Alley envy

Today Nancy was reading me part of a TV guide article about Kirstie Alley, who seems to be another nutty animal person with a house full of pets with odd disabilities.  Kirstie Alley and I have other things in common, including a desire to shop at Pier One, but we differ in that I’m not divorced from Parker Stevenson, I’m not a fat actress, and I don’t have a pet lemur.  I don’t care much about the first two, but I’m very envious about the latter, and would love to have my own lemur.  Please note that just because I want to do something doesn’t necessarily mean I really WANT to do it, but rather it tends to mean that I want to read about the topic excessively until I’m an expert on the subject, then I’ll drop it so I can learn about something else.  So, I know it’s not a good idea to try to own a lemur, but it doesn’t keep me from dreaming about it, or doing research on the Internet to search for a “lemur breeder”.  I didn’t find much, but I did come up with a startling website called Wild Animal World.  They’ll theoretically sell you anything from a crocodile to a giraffe, and the prices are shockingly accessible.  Most of us won’t be buying a giraffe for $50000, or a chimpanzee for $65000 (which is good, because those chimps sort of frighten me), but I could have a ring-tailed lemur for $5500.  What really shocked me though was that I could own a lion or a tiger cub for just $1500!  That’s so wrong!  Things like that should be so expensive that no one in their right mind could afford them even if they were for sale.  The site also sells black bears, again, another “bad pet idea”.  I don’t want to accuse the site owners of selling their animals irresponsibly, because as far as I know, they only sell to legitimate buyers with a lot of exotic animal experience.  Still though, you know there are other, unscrupulous breeders out there who are just itching to sell you a crocodile.  I honestly think that any animal bred in captivity can be successfully housed in captivity by a caring owner, but I don’t think most people are willing to make the proper effort.  So, I’ll just have to put my lemur fantasy to rest… especially because I’ve now decided I want a bushbaby instead.  Kidding!  I kid!

Chelsea is feeding tube-free today, but has a bit of an ear infection.  I’ll have to try to take a photo of her shaved neck, as her skin is striped and very peculiar.  We’re all pretty happy that the darn tube is gone.

One last thing… if you feel like your life is crazy and out of control, take at look at HBO’s documentary, Dope Sick Love.  You will love your life and your home and your friends and your family and will appreciate everything around you just a little bit more after sitting through the really messed up lives of other people.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 03/11 at 09:31 PM

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