From the fine folks at the Dodo, it’s hard to explain why this is so enjoyable, because it’s so lowkey, fairly short (about three minutes), and not all that much happens. But it’s the pure sweetness and charm of a stray cat that decides it wants to move into a guy’s apartment that permeates. And so the guy figures that that’s the way it’s supposed to be, and they become buddies.
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While I could do without the commentary narration here, it’s low-key enough not to be overly intrusive. And worth it for all these brief videos of adorably and impressively smart dogs who have figured out how to do a wide variety of tasks. From the fine folks at the Dodo, this is the charming tale of a guy who takes home a bunch of stray cats at the junk yard that part of his car repair shop, but ends up bringing one of them back to the shop, and it pretty much sets itself up to help out at the place. From the fine folks at the Dodo, this is just an absolutely wonderful story about a guy who bought a school bus, outfitted it properly…and every day drives his route to pick up dogs to take them to a wide-open dog park to play. On this week’s ‘Not My Job’ segment of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the guest is Dr. Rae Wynn-Gran, a leading expert on large carnivores, and is one of the hosts on the new Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. Her interview with host Peter Sagal is charming, with several quite-interesting stories and even warmly amusing.
This is the full Wait, Wait… broadcast, but you can jump directly to the “Not My Job” segment, it starts around the 18:30 mark. The Adventures of Kotara and Hana continue… It's been a while since I've posted of video of the pair, so it's been long enough for us to get back to them. This time, we get to watch the rambunctious otters open doors for one another. Yes, I find this wonderfully entertaining. It takes about three minutes into the video to get to that (though their playing around beforehand is fun on its own), but then for the next four minutes, the compassionate otters show what thoughtfulness is about – except when Kotaro decides to screw around with Hana and pretend he doesn’t see her wanting to get in. By the way, one of my favorite thing about these videos – other than the joy of watching the playful, smart, goofy otters – is the production of the videos, both the choice of music used, and the witty “dialogue.” Just so you know, the text written in blue is what Kotaro is supposedly thinking, the pink text is Hana’s thoughts, and what the owner is thinking is in white. |
AuthorRobert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. Feedspot Badge of Honor
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