PNW AOG Day 8

Things at the Pacific Northwest Stadium are close to getting out of hand.  There is way more drama this year than in years past.  This reporter's last commentary was in 2014 and since then, apparently, some of the athletes have developed their own rules and are flagrantly ignoring those of the AOG committee.

First of all, Team Squirrel simply showed up without any warning.  They were appropriately contacted months ago and asked for a list of their athletes and the events in which they would be competing.  Nothing.  Today, one of their relay team showed up and proceeded directly to the podium without having competed in anything!  Adding insult to injury, he waved a peanut around as though he had carried it through the relay course.  I've never heard such chattering from all other contestants.  Team Stellar's Jay put up quite a fuss and lodged a formal complaint after swooping down on the squirrel and pecking him on the head.  Of course, Team Jay demanded that Team Squirrel be disqualified which befuddled the Judges since Team Squirrel had never formally entered the competition in the first place.  Team Jay took over the podium in a huff.

Team osprey did a fly-by but stuck his beak in the air and left the arena with a haughty sniff.  To be fair, there were humans fishing in the waterway most of the day and presumably that was what annoyed him.  

Then, after all that, a mystery duck showed up without the proper identification and paddled around right in the middle of the course, completely unaware that Team Canada Goose, apparently deciding that they now wanted to compete, was trying to practice a synchronized routine.  

So, amid the shrieking of Team Jay, the fussing from one member of Team Squirrel and a few somewhat offensive sounds from Team Osprey, your intrepid reporter was completely flummoxed and retreated to the safety of cover and a strong cup of tea. 

I won't hazard a guess as to what tomorrow will bring but I'll report it anyway.