He perched calmly in a pine tree as I walked slowly past — It was a foggy morning today and they were bush-hogging the meadow with a tractor, making a racket designed to keep birds away. Still, it's a nice walk.

From the desk of Snug Pundro Ph.D. — What kind of coffee You want some coffee. Do you go to the Dollar Store for some Instant Folgers? Or do you seek a better brew? Sustainably grown by small farmer co-ops Gently birthed in volcanic loam fertilized with the guano of free-range bats. With a medium/light roast that accentuates the fruity and winey…

Kill them with taxes — Imagine a world where everyone smoked In the 1960s half of all Americans smoked including everyone I knew. In the 1970s the head of my medical school’s Pulmonary Department smoked three packs a day and puffed away while he gave us lectures about lung cancer. In the 1980s the head of the medical department in the…

These are my choices by Snug Pundro Ph. D. — Some things need music. Some things need a different kind of music. The elevator can be an uncomfortable spot, especially if it is crowded and stops on every floor. Traditionally elevator music has been soothing. False construct. It should be loud and thumping…shaking the walls, rattling the door. Ideally, it…

Bury me not on the lone prairie — After a while, I died and they put me in a box. A cardboard box with ropes and they put a crappy salad that looked like it came from one of those horse bags on top. Sadie wore her Cheetah dress. She was a sly cat and used to run…

Cornhole preempted — “We brought you those tusslin’ lizards. We brought you those rasslin’ armadillos. But tonight…prepare to get your Gob Smacked!” “Yes, it's your buddy Hunk O’Hawk coming at you from a tree in a field in some crappy place I wouldn’t send a polecat. Guess who isn’t at the big game…

Nature photography in a crematorium — It is so hot the air burns my face. Late in the afternoon, it rains then it gets hotter and more humid afterward. I imagine that this is what a tropical rainforest is like. As a photographer, I must seek the light. As a bird, that tiny bunting must stay…

If we are kind to hamsters can we be kind to people? — One day in 2017, a group of hamsters prepared a list of demands. Then they held the Governor of Nebraska and his family hostage to insure national media coverage. The Demands People of Earth your hamsters cry with one voice. Too long have we suffered in tiny cages and groveled in wood…

Hi friend come on in and have a taquito — This winged highway vulture is going to sell you beer, blunts, and lottery tickets. It’s got Whoopie Pies, Beaver Nuggets, and Boiled Peanuts. Come inside, them taquitos have been rolling since you were a lad. Walk to the back next to the Two Liter Cheerwine stack and rap on that…