05 May 09
Dung beetles.
I am listening to a podcast of Fresh Air that is all about dung beetles. This reminds me of a story:
My mother did not like her mother-in-law, for reasons too complex, personal, and chock-full-o’-longstanding family drama to go into here. So when the U.S. Postal Service, as part of their stamp series on habitats of the U.S., released a stamp featuring a dung beetle, my mother stockpiled them and put them on EVERY CARD she sent to my grandma over a period of about four years.
Christmas? Festive dung beetle.
Birthday? Festive dung beetle.
Mother’s Day? Festive dung beetle.
A dung beetle is festive for all occasions!
