My friend Larry Kolczak has allowed me to copy this hilarious email sent to me.  I’ve been trying to convince him he should have a blog himself. Do you agree?

Six months ago, we hung these beaded curtains on our second-floor patio fence to obscure the view into the neighboring lot.  Recently, …

… we started finding broken strands.  We figured it was because the curtains weren’t made for outdoor use, and that sun and wind had deteriorated the nylon strings.  But, that wasn’t the problem…

It turns out that many of the eco-friendly beads are acorns.

Guess who noticed?

He nips the string to get the uppermost acorn…

… which he either eats on the spot, or buries in our potted plants, and leaves us with the…

…collateral damage.