Today is National Velociraptor Day. April 18th. A day to celebrate this guy. A long extinct dinosaur that was relatively small, measuring only about six feet long or a touch over with that long tail, and weighing around 30 to 40 pounds. Just about the same as large size turkey. It wouldn’t have been able to look you in the eye unless it jumped up, and would have been about 1.6 feet. From the little I know about them, they ran in packs. After all, it’s always better to hunt with friends.
Just look at the illustrator’s ideas about what they might’ve looked like. Claws bigger than 16 penny nails and curved for better tearing. Jagged, pointy teeth with which to devour prey. Great vision, perfect sense of smell, and intense ability to hear. All the better with which to eat up its victims to the last bite.
Somedays, I would’ve preferred meeting up with a velociraptor rather than the cancer that stole away VST. Just as deadly, it stalked my husband for years, long before we knew it was just around the bend. It stripped him of his muscles and mind, leaving only the bones and a soul that left this earth far too soon.
This cancer left me hiding in a wilderness of grief I never expected. With faith, strength, courage, and patience, I made it through to the other side.
I could’ve fought off a velociraptor with a powerful gun. We could’ve sheltered in place until the herd of them went to find other victims. Heck, we might’ve even cooked one up to make a pretty good meal. I bet they would’ve tasted a lot like chicken.
As far as cancers go, Cholangiocarcinoma is one of the worst. Probably more comparable to a T-Rex than a silly Velociraptor.
Today, April 18th, is National Velociraptor Day. I doubt you’ll run into one. They’ve been gone from this earth for years and years. Not sure why it’s necessary to have a National Velociraptor Day. Whatever you do today, celebrate if you are not battling cancer. Hold your loved ones close.
You know that gratitude journal you’ve been meaning to start?
Entry #1 — Great Health!
Now, celebrate that!!!!!
More tomorrow
PS —
Winterpast just 5 minutes ago —
Goodbye, 2023 Apricots and plums. When will this end????