The Acorn Relocation Program

I love squirrels.  I used to feed a squirrel, Nutsie, who lived in my apartment complex.  I only fed her pure nuts.  She knew me.  She'd chase me.  She'd come right up to me to be fed.  She even touched my shoe with her face.  Then I stopped seeing her, so she either left or died.
I have mixed feelings about feeding wildlife.  Many people think it shouldn't be done.  I understand that.  Many people feed unhealthy food to animals.  As I just mentioned, I haven't done that (as an adult.  As a kid, different story.).  I've seen neighbors feeding white bread to birds and squirrels.  I wouldn't do that.  I wouldn't even buy white bread, cause I wouldn't eat it myself.  But even if you're feeding animals healthy, natural food, it can be a problem.  You could affect the natural order of things.  What if, by feeding wild animals, they procreated more, because food was so plentiful?  And then, what if I stopped giving them food, or gave them less?  Or what if I moved?  Then, perhaps, they would really miss the food that I had been supplying.  It could end up hurting them, which, of course, I don't want to do.
Regardless, I can't help participating in the Acorn Relocation Program.  I can't recall having seen any acorns in my apartment complex (That I didn't put there.).  Squirrels live here, though.  When I go for a walk, I'm on the lookout for acorns.  When I find some, I pick them up and put them into the plastic bag I brought with me.  Sometimes I gather quite a few of them.  Then, once I'm back home, I throw the acorns onto a patch of grass that is located in front of my windows. 
It doesn't take the squirrels long to find the acorns.  It's a lot of fun to watch them, and that's why I do it.  It brings some joy into my nearly joyless life.  The other day, after putting lots of acorns out for the squirrels, 3 of them were all over the treats.  They get so excited.  They grab an acorn, then dash off to bury it.  I read somewhere that, according to a study, squirrels are good at remembering where they have buried stuff.  I hope so.  The squirrels around here have buried a lot of acorns.      

Dead Souls

"I see dead people," is a line from a movie that a lot of people like.  I see a lot of dead souls, which you can see in people's eyes.  I work with people who's souls are on life support.  Like many people, they spend a lot of time working a boring job that they don't like, which kills the soul.  They stare at their smartphones, and they live for their time in front of the TV. 
"You can be anything you want to be," is 99.9% bullshit.  How many people would like to be Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, LeBron James, or Stephen Curry?  Lots.  But only 4 of them are.  The vast majority of us have to settle for jobs, careers, and lives that we don't really want. 
My soul is mostly dead.  My writing gives me hope.  As previously mentioned, I'm working on a comedic book, which is close to being finished.  I'm excited about that, but I can't help reminding myself that, due to overpopulation, I'm living in a world of billions, many of whom are desperate for attention.
I'm grateful for the page views this blog gets.  It's dark, but perhaps people appreciate the no-bullshit realism here.  I have tons of things to write about here, but, as I just mentioned, my main focus is my next book, as it should be.  Several people have told me I'm funny (unsolicited), so I suppose that comedy is my forte.  That's all for now.