Nene geese

Nene geese are Hawaiian geese that once were Canadian geese, but then I guess got tired of flying back to their colder climes. I think a few of them got smart and said, "Hey, waitaminit waitaminit, I mean, what's the point? Look, we got it good here. We lie around, get a tan, snack on some tasty bugs... Why we gotta launch off, fly half a gajillion miles over cold ocean (NO LAND IN SIGHT, NO REST FOR OUR WINGS FOR FRICKING WEEKS!), just so we can do it all over again next year??? Huh??? Tell me that. Let's just huddle up here for the whole freaking year!" And before you know it, zap, they were their own species. Nene. I don't know what it means in Hawaiian, but in Japanese, it means "GO TO SLEEP!" Like I am always saying to Willow and Aiden: GO NENE!!!

The lazy geese. The sleeping geese. I wonder if they ever regret staying here. Like they start thinking, "Jeez, you know, this place is really a rock. The other day, I saw this pretty hot chic, but when she turned around, hey, you know what, it was my cousin! I mean, I'm into family harmony, and everything, but I gotta draw the line somewhere! But then I realized, jeez, EVERYONE on this stinking island is family! Where's a bachelor goose to go?" And then he starts flapping his wings, which have genetically weakened, and feels the air wheeze out of his lungs, which have genetically shrunk, and he wonders if it wasn't a bad idea to travel every now and then, even if it was across that big blue divide...

But, ah... Nene. Sleep. Tomorrow is tomorrow. And I'm tired today.