Thursday, October 11, 2012

Encounters with Rantwick, episode Twenty One: Rocket Raccoon


To be honest, I don't really like the video I'm about to post. There's a kind of lameness about it that I can't quite put my finger on. Last night when I made that same observation Mrs. Rantwick said, "well, you worked on it for a couple of hours; you should just post it anyway. It's cute." Mrs. Rantwick being someone who is very seldom wrong, here we are.
 
I had never seen a raccoon 1) sprint or 2) on open ground in the daytime until one morning last August. Here he (or she) is:
 
 

 


Hey, who knows? Given my often poor understanding of what people like, this may turn out to be my most popular video ever! Which will be great! And sad.
 
 

Yer Pal,
R A N T W I C K

8 comments:

  1. I'm not partial to raccoons. I like squirrels a lot more...

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  2. I don't know many people who are... except me. I like 'em quite a lot. They're always up to no good.

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  3. That raccoon was doing the walk of shame after a night on the town.

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  4. Yep, blog worthy. Well, at least I think so. But considering what I put on my blog, maybe you should ask someone else.

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  5. cafiend - it did look kind of like he woke up under that tree... not that I could relate or anything.

    pondero - thanks!

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  6. Go slow and stay in the dark...hehehe Not today, maybe tonight.

    Thanks for posting,
    RL

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  7. It was during my stay at MAC, where I saw the fattest raccoons.
    Nice video, dude!
    Peace :)

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  8. At least the raccoon wasn't foul-mouthed like them squirrels of yours.

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