Friday, September 4, 2009

Loons in the land of the rising sun?

Where we live, it's not unusual to hear the plaintiff call of a loon or two at night and in the early morning hours from the bay near our lakeside home.

The fact that we are still hearing them at this time of year means one thing and one thing only; muskie have not eaten them!

These days, it would appear that Japan as a nation may soon become familiar with the very same sound that reminds us we live in a beautiful part of the world. It seems that the wife of Japan's incoming prime minister, who is, by all accounts, a lifestyle guru, a cookbook author and a retired actress. Heck, if a retired actor can become head of the most powerful nation in the free world...
Miyuki Hatoyama has publicly stated that some 20 years ago, she was abducted by aliens and taken to the planet Venus. Further, she has also stated that she knew Tom Cruise. In a previous life. When he was Japanese.

Her previous husband apparently dismissed the abduction statement as a dream. Her present husband, incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, sees things a little differently.

"I feel relieved when I get home. She (Miyuki) is like an energy-refueling base."

Cue Twilight Zone theme music and quickly fade to black...


Thanks to The Toronto Star's news services.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are leaving the loons in good hands. We both love to hear their call in the evening and feel so blessed to come upon the mom and baby when we canoe in the bay. You need to make a recording to take with you to appreciate nature after you move...... NJ

OmemeeOzzie said...

Hmmm... not a bad idea, at that!