Is It Safe to Come Out Now?

Bear runs into Gatlinburg restaurant then meanders along the ...

Are bears being crowded out of their natural habitat and forced to move into our suburbs? The one in the photo looks like he’s about to enter a Christian bookstore. Or is it a tattoo parlor?

I refuse to stay indoors today, despite the fact that we had a bear on our sidewalk yesterday afternoon. Although it has left me wondering what’s in store for us next. A hippo? How about a herd of wildebeests? (“No one would’ve come if I’d yelled ‘Chocolate!'”) Or a leopard.

I was content with our chipmunks.