The problem with amorous yaks

Published 10:36 pm Sunday, June 13, 2010

Beats another tie: We know: Dad never wants you to make a fuss, but Sunday is Father’s Day, and we’ve got some suggestions of father-themed children’s books that would be great for young dads or granddads to read to kids. Among the titles are “Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug,” “My Father Knows the Name of Things” and “Your Daddy Was Just Like You.”

All good books, we’re sure, but what about one that also encourages some physical activity, like Dr. Seuss’ “Hop on Pop”?

Got hardtack? Sultan, whose motto is “Protect Your Right to Keep and Bear Chain Saws,” is cracking down on door-to-door salespeople, requiring them to carry a $75 business license.

Exemptions from the business license are available to nonprofit groups, churches, youth groups and anyone selling gold-panning supplies and camp provisions.

Woolly bully: Cattle ranchers in Wyoming are complaining about a fellow rancher whose yaks, woolly cattle-like animals native to Asia, too often get loose and could cause problems if they mate with cattle.

Cows, apparently, find the long-haired ungulates appealing. You know what they say: Once you’ve had yak, you never go back.