I've decided that I need a goat. I hear that urban farming is all the rage these days, and I think I might join the movement by adopting a pet goat. And maybe a chicken.
A goat would be so useful. Much more useful than a dog or a cat. I could put it out in the back yard and it could mow the grass by day and scare the racoons and opossums away at night. No 'coon is going to mess with a goat, unless they like getting their face kicked in. I could put a saddle on it and the girls could ride it around the mall and I wouldn't have to pay the two dollars to rent one of those red car strollers. I could take it running AND rock climbing, should I ever decide to participate in either or those activities. The point is, a goat is versatile.
I think a goat would also help us parent. Kids these days are too soft. We could teach our girls how to work the old-fashioned way--they could get up every morning and milk the goat before school. If they want milk in their cereal, well, then they had better take their bowl out in the yard and find the goat. Think what strong women they would become. If they leave their toys out, I could just feed them to the goat. It's all about consequences. I think it would only take one Barbie being chewed to pieces to scare them into submission. My house would be so clean.
You can make lots of cool stuff from goat's milk. Goat soap. Goat cheese. Goat yogurt. Granted, I have never tried any of these products and I don't know if I would like them or not. But even the possibility of them proves that the goat is a superior pet. I mean, who's ever heard of dog soap or cat cheese?
I'm pretty much convinced that goats are where it's at. So now the only question is, what should we name it?
Well, according to Ben Stiller on Meet the Parents you can milk a cat. And if you can get cat milk, I would imagine you can make cat yogurt or cheese. If it's the milk thing swaying you in the goat's favor it's something to think about.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know what it's like to clean up after a dog in the yard and I would imagine that goats make an even bigger...pile. Although, you could look at it as free fertilizer.
Hey. I think I want a goat now too.
Goats are the most obnoxious animal in all creation. God doesn't even like them. Read Matthew chapter 25. If you have a two-inch hole in your fence they will wiggle through it and then eat everything of value and nothing of no value. They will do exactly what you don't want them to do. But . . . if you get a goat you'll have plenty of blogging material.
ReplyDeleteOh dear i can totally relate. i once took my little one to the cinema and as it was a slow movie and she just wouldnt stop crying.. i had to leave the movie half way because everyone kept glaring in my direction.
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