At the Community Bookstore last night after the performance by Louis and Capathia and the reading by Nikki Giovanni, a friend told me that she wants to write a piece for OTBKB. My ears perked up as I am always thrilled to have new tips, new content for my readers. This person has many cultural interests and I figured she wanted to plug a wonderful musical event or something going on at the Brooklyn Library.

But no.

She wants to tell OTBKB readers about RATS. That’s right. There are so many rats in her backyard of her building on President Street between 8th Avenue and the Park she doesn’t know what to do.

Rats.

It sounds so gross. She says there are baby ones and big, big ones in her backyard. Yuck. I can barely stand to type the word rat. I’m really chicken that way.

Rats and waterbugs. They gross me out. But I’ll take waterbugs over rats every time. I look forward to this forthcoming report from President Street.