Mini-Fred!

[madshutterbug]

So after a mildly cryptic comment from Skippy here in this thread, yesterday when I got home from hospital (late... 'nother story) I decided to check on some other things in my travel bag as well. Actually, it's related to that particular travel bag also being the portable office, so it carries the laptop. Anyway, I usually leave it partially packed for that reason. Includes my toiletry ditty bag, which also includes a rechargable electric razor I purchased shortly after 9/12 (That would be 9/11 for most folks) because for quite a while after that date the airline inspections wouldn't even allow safety razors (double-edge blades, removable).

So the travel razor is missing. And there are definitely multi-sized otter paw prints out by Smudge's house. Which head out and down the drive-road. And Smudge himself is sort of mopey. Not sick mopey, just, well, mopey. Most significant of all, I've not seen the Sittle Lhit Mini-Fred himself recently and this weekend coming up? You got it. Buddha-con.

Herself says she saw a small pile of hair/fur in our bathroom. Just a small one though, certainly not enough for one otter much less the suspected two. Or more.

[desivoice]"Mini-Fred, jou got some 'splainin' to do!"[/desivoice]

Comments

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

I had NOTHING to do with it! I swear.....(though I may have to go see what my devious blooming bear is up to....there are mysterious THUMPS from upstairs)

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Is that a guilty conscience I hear?

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

Nope...not me....not guilty....though I may have a bear that knows something.....

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Where is buddhacon this year? Sorry I couldn't host it; my dance card is sorta full this month.

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Well, I still don't know. Smudge isn't talking right now; he's hiding for some reason. And Mini-Fred never told me. I've heard rumours about your neck of the woods, or the Black Hills, but nothing firm. Heck, for all I know, could be in NOLA. Wouldn't that be hilarious!

[fatfred.livejournal.com]

Fred SAID he was heading for Seattle, but saying and doing is two different things.

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

I gotta ask, what EXACTLY is Buddhacon?

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Buddha-con is this big convention of otters, from all over. It moves around (sort of like the big sci-fi/fantasy cons, or the big fencing meets) so that travel is more or less evenly distributed for all otters. There are big games held, lots of food and schmoozing, door prizes (last year the big door prize was a live Asian water buffalo). One of the truly odd things about Buddha-con is that the otters shave themselves...

We're pretty sure that the name for the event came from Fat Fred himself, who likes to do this little dance while waggling his fat belly and chanting "Rub de buddha, rub de buddha..."

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

gotcha....sounds kinda dodgy.