A Fool and his Words are Soon Parted

Dear Deer… October 7, 2006

Another news item (that, or I just don’t want to get started cleaning the kitchen):

AP – Deer probably spread a brain-destroying illness called chronic wasting disease through their saliva, concludes a study that finally pins down a long-suspected culprit. The key was that Colorado researchers tested some special deer.

What are “special deer”? The ones swapping slobber at the salt lick? If you hunt, should you avoid putting the deer on a spit? What about a moose on the roof?

There’s no telling if such behavior poses a risk to humans, but just to be safe, you might want to think twice about eating from my can of cashews. Oh, and no drooling under the mistletoe. You can’t be too safe these days.