Books and Birds Don't Mix

It's funny how one event can leap frog or take precedence over another. I had a book released earlier in the year and of course with it came the usual celebratory associations with it. So out of curiosity sake I checked that date for other events and of course...there was a bizarre occurrence which completely obscures my book release but which is...well too bizarre to pass up without comment.

The story goes something like this. Man and Ostrich Get Drunk. Yes...you read correctly. Apparently the man had reason to celebrate so he gets some champagne. However, he decides to share said champagne with his pet ostrich. Okay...not to bad yet...but wait for it.

Man and ostrich get drunk and decide to go out to an outdoor concert. Now of course one would think this was a bit odd if seeing man and large bird...however no one really paid any attention until...the bird attacked woman. Did I mention the ostrich was a female? Keep that in mind...

So apparently the man showed some form of attention to said woman and the ostrich did not care for it in its apparent inebriated state. So ostrich attacks woman and knocks her down a curb. Woman breaks leg--police come--man and bird are arrested.

In court the man is charged with endangering of the public and of course charged all associated medical costs of woman injured. Fair enough. As for the bird...the court placed the ostrich in a zoo and gave the man visitation rights.

Okay, now at this point you think alls well that ends well...right? Well apparently not.

The woman that was injured wants to adopt the ostrich from the zoo! Apparently they have reconciled their differences. How so--you say? Well said woman during the incident--met bystander--fell in love and is now engaged to be married to bystander. Hence the ostrich is associated with the happy event and the woman wants to keep the bird around now as a reminder of said event. So a nasty custody battle is now in progress for the ostrich...

Had enough...me too.

Anyway, I think the next time I decide to have a book release event, I will pick the most obscure time that I can possibly imagine and hope for the best.

I hate to have anything get "fowled" up next time.