Bad omens.

OK, I am not saying do or do not believe in omens and signs.  But, there are always those moments that I have to think about it. 

As an example, the day that I got in my motorcycle accident I was told at least a dozen times that day to be careful.  I was even thinking it myself, and was a little paranoid.  One could say that my mind was picking up on the signs and omens, but ignored them. 

There are signs everywhere when you know what to look for.  For example, it is going to be a rainy day when the clouds are pouring in.   Spring is here, when the buds are appearing on the trees.  Or, you’re hungry when you cannot get your stomach to be quit.  But, that can be a sign for many problems. 

Some omens can be miss-read.  Crows do not always mean someone is going to die, they could mean that you are in an area that crows live.  Or, in some cases it could mean that there is a dead body being eating by said crow.  That would be an entirely different omen. 

Does she like you?  Well, that can be determined by if she smiles when she sees you.  If she gets angry well, just an idea. 

But today, my Rosary broke.  I am most definitely not Catholic, nor am I extremely devout in any religion.  But last year I spent 16 months of car accident, tickets, and police officer giving me crap.  Starting out as a Joke, I hung a Rosary from my mirror in my Jeep.  I kept telling everyone that it was my protection, and it would keep me from getting in an accident, or worst, getting killed. 

And the funny thing, it has worked… Now to be completely objective, there have been many times in my life that I have gone 9 months without getting pulled over or in an accident.  I mean, ask anyone… I have made it 2 whole years without. 

But, now that my Rosary is broken, I must question if my life is in danger, or worst, my vehicles safety.  I mean, it has kept us safe…. In a matter of speaking.  I hope it is another one of those Psychosomatic things, and not a bad omen…

A Buffalo WHAT!!!!

Today Cody and I went to what used to be the sportsman warehouse for a waste of an hour or two.  At the front door there was a collection of canes, and I always stop and look at the canes.  Call it planning ahead if you want, but I also find them kind of cool. 

Well, there was a very unique looking one in the box, and I pulled it out and tested it.  It was two short by a few inches, but was still 30” plus.  It had a plaque on it, so I read it… Then read it a second time, and then a third… I held it up to Cody, and asked him if it said what I thought it said.  He looked at it, and then read it.  I laughed, and then asked him if it was made from what I thought it was.  He pointed to the lower part of his body, and said “It says it is made from the reproductive organ of a buffalo… It’s made from THIS area?” 

I laughed, shrugged my shoulders, and replied “that’s what it says…”

Well, on with the discussion, and I started testing the cane out.  As I was leaning on it, Cody said, “it’s kind of short”.  I know he was talking about it being short for me, but I couldn’t help it. 

I replied “Is it really short, considering what it is made out of and what the original purpose was”.  The look on his face was pretty funny, and then he laughed and said something about the poor animal. 

Well, I was having a hard time believing that it was indeed made out of the material they claimed it was.  So I looked it up… Apparently it is a genuine article, and you can get your own at this website.

http://www.rtoproducts.com/faq.php

There web site says that you can send in your own specimen from a hunt or kill for them to use.  Elk work, but for smaller objects.  I wonder if they can turn a 14” elk “specimen” into a back scratcher or something…