Those of you of a certain age will remember Larry the Lobster (click here.) I couldn’t find the original SNL video of Eddie asking folks to vote one way or the other on Larry’s fate, but here is the followup video:
OK, so why am I telling you about Larry the Lobster and voting on his fate?
Well, it’s because I’m facing a decision about whether or not to remove the walnut tree that has stood alongside Buzzy’s Country Store for all these years. In keeping with SNL’s alliterative naming construct, I have dubbed the tree Wally the Walnut Tree and am now going to ask you guys and gals to vote on whether or not Wally should stay with us.
As for why I am thinking about giving Wally his pink slip, my reasons are threefold. One, I want to redo and expand the deck area around Wally and he’s in the way of doing that. Two, in case you haven’t noticed of late, Wally is not doing well. My Buzzy tree experts advise me that it is only a matter of time before Wally needs to be Kervorkianed. Three, Wally’s many walnuts lying around pose a trip hazard not only for me who already has a new hip thanks to an errant walnut, but also to the other folks entering and exiting Buzzy’s.