Quirky thoughts from an old man.
This sign near the lake on Camelback Rd near the Biltmore Hotel is an attempt to control the Canada Geese problem in Phoenix. It also demonstrates how flexible the limit of compassion is. Geese can be starved so they will move but we don’t want to kill them. Termites or gophers would suffer a different …
There are Canada Geese living in our neighborhood. And they are raising families. It is quite a story.
Gaggle Noun: 1. A flock of Geese 2. a disorderly or noisy group of people. Example: “There was a gaggle of reporters all shouting at once.”
Kibosh Verb: Decisively put an end to. Originally from Kiddish Example: “The hot weather put the kibosh on endurance hiking.”
Here is a proposal for an economic indicator to consider. When geese are running wild around residential neighborhoods the economy is okay. If they start to vanish it is a sign of a serious recession.