Sunday, August 09, 2009
Skunked
When I was a kid when someone was beaten badly at a game, we said he or she was "skunked."
Recently, we stopped for ice cream at an ice cream store near our neighborhood. And to my great surprise, i saw two skunks traipsing around the tables behind the store. They were quite tame and very beautiful and they obviously liked ice cream since they were foraging for bits of cone or dropped ice cream.
I couldn't help but feel that the poor critters had been "skunked" that is, in this case their habitat destroyed by a new housing development. They were beaten and doing their best to survive in spite of it.
Recently, we stopped for ice cream at an ice cream store near our neighborhood. And to my great surprise, i saw two skunks traipsing around the tables behind the store. They were quite tame and very beautiful and they obviously liked ice cream since they were foraging for bits of cone or dropped ice cream.
I couldn't help but feel that the poor critters had been "skunked" that is, in this case their habitat destroyed by a new housing development. They were beaten and doing their best to survive in spite of it.
