{"id":693,"date":"2010-08-11T18:51:47","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T01:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melinakantor.com\/?p=693"},"modified":"2010-08-12T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T22:35:31","slug":"great-cheese-comes-from-happy-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melinakantor.com\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"Great Cheese Comes From Happy Cows."},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Cows Come From California. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

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People.<\/p>\n

We’ve got a problem.<\/p>\n

Which is: I went to RWA in Orlando<\/a>. I came back and got sick. A visitor came for almost a week. I had a whirlwind tour of the San Francisco Bay Area (I’m visiting my mother in CA<\/a>, remember?). Now, I’m tired<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And, I’m trying to deal with revising a book that must be sent out into query world by the end of August.<\/p>\n

Point is, I’m not so capable of being articulate right now.<\/p>\n

However, I do have a blog topic. Okay, it’s about commercials, and I hate commercials so much I record everything on my DVR so I can fast forward.<\/p>\n

Except for the California Cheese commercials<\/a>. That’s because of the California Happy Cows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See, in college I lived across the street from a bunch of Happy Cows, and they used to look at me every time I walked to my car.<\/p>\n

We were tight, you know? Plus, by coincidence, they look like Creature<\/a>. On Sunday I was in Sonoma County (wine country), home of the Happy Cows, so they’ve been on my mind.<\/p>\n

Oh, I even snuck a picture of some California Cheese at the Sonoma Cheese Factory<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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So, I present to you, the best of the Happy Cows.<\/p>\n

1. How can this whole scene fail to improve a dark mood? (Apologies in advance for the ear worm.):<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YzZeZf5suq8[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

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2. The earthquake scenario freaks me out, having been through the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake<\/a> and all, but it’s still funny:<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qd8-zfIlDwY[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

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3. And this one is just fun. A cow with a midwestern accent:<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-HUgugXQKvI[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

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You know what? Some animal right activists claim that these commercials are misleading<\/a>, because the cows aren’t happy. I really and truly hope that they’re wrong. I know nothing about cows, but to me, those cows I used to drive by and live across the street from seemed to enjoy the big grassy fields and the sunshine. . . \u00a0All cows should be so lucky.<\/p>\n

Anyway. I hope you’re all having a great week! Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n

P.S. Yeah, I know. First goats<\/a>, now cows. Maybe I should be a farmer.<\/p>\n

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