Pincefiends 2

I agree with Anonymous's incredulity about me having never seen a hedgehog. Badgers, stoats, foxes, voles, ferrets a plenty. But not even a glimpse of hedgehogs, which incidentally are called pincefiends in Denmark. There are many other animal-related things I have never done, and want to do, although am glad to report that the list is getting shorter rather than longer.

I haven't:

• Been on a safari (amazing I know, but looking to redress it at Xmas)
• Seen a wild African elephant (well I have, but it was out of the back of a car window and we were late for a meeting so we didn't have time to stop)
• Heard wolves howling in the wild, or seen then dancing (which they do, according to David Bellamy with whom had to spend a - very long - day with once [ he is really dull and really really right wing])
• Hung out with cheetahs
• Seen mountain gorillas in the wild (which apparently is a complete head-fuck, because the male silverbacks weigh in at about 63 tons and can blow your arm off by just glancing at you)
• Bred ducks or geese or pigs or goats...or anything
• Stared down a bear
• Been on a huskie-powered sledge
• Or made sausages

I have however:

• Stroked a rhino
• Touched a dolphin (physically rather than emotionally)
• Eaten fish that I have caught (a truly important primeval experience)
• Scratched a pig
• Been offered horse tartare
• Been bitten on the back by a horse (not on the same night as the tartare offer btw)
• And snorted vodka with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Horses for courses I guess (baroomba).

Re Booooo

In response to Madame B's comment - well jibe - yesterday, I know. I couldn't agree more. I just have so little of any interest to say about anything at the moment. The details of my life (and my thoughts about life) are deeply dull at the moment:

1) Wow, is that all a cat costs to buy for medical research? (approx two squid btw)
2) Betcha By Golly Wow, I still have Prince tickets.
3) I wonder why I've never had hay fever.
4) Nut allergies - true or lie.
5) Why do the first two people you talk to in John Lewis have no idea about anything on sale in the store?
6) When will my mint grow? (this is sadly not a euphemism)
70 Where's blokewhoseemstohavedisappeared?
8) Ah, so that's what razor clams taste like.
9) Internet dating by my brother in law - a practical instruction (since he is staying with us at the moment).
10) What's the real deal with 'remastered' cds?
11) How come mrs househusbandnot has lost more weight than I have? (Exhibit A: large number of empty crisp packets on my end of the sofa)
12) Website architecture
13) How come I've never seen a hedgehog?
14) North to South development funding.
15) And about to being 42.

See what I mean? And I have always tried to maintain some sort of standards here at hhn, although others may disagree.

Actually we are taking delivery of a new TV this Thursday, which is pretty exciting (although it did involve me thinking about 5 having been deeply ruded to by John Lewis staff. We [mrs hhn and I] voted with our feet and bought our new TV from Currys.) And...no, I've died of boredom.