Exciting news! Remember Laverna, the mischievous surfboard-stealing otter from Monterey, California’s coastal area? The one the authorities have been trying to capture and re-home because she’s been annoying the human surfers who have . . . let’s be honest . . . been impinging on what is rightly her home, not theirs? The same one who has been evading them for months now, and who has the following comment for those humans:

There’s been no word of her for a while, and I’ve been worried about her. Well, at last there’s been news . . . and great news at that. Laverna was spotted recently, and with her was her brand-new pup! That’s right — Laverna is a Mom. And the so-called experts who thought she was just an incorrigible little thief now admit that her behavior was simply the natural instinct of an expectant mammalian mama protecting her baby’s habitat. In other words, she was hormonal.

Now, we women have fought tirelessly against those males who persist in blaming everything we say or do on our hormonal “problems.” But in this case, it turns out to be true . . . and the result for Laverna and her little one couldn’t be more favorable: they will not be re-homed, and will be able to live peacefully in Monterey Bay for as long as they like. Justice has prevailed.

Now I look forward to details about the little pup. Male or female? Does it have a name yet, other than just a number? Any readers have suggestions? I’m thinking about “Justice” (it’s shorter than “Retribution”). I’d love to hear your ideas.

It’s a happy day at Blog HQ . . . “Justice” has indeed been served.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/14/23