Friday Chat w/ Vlad - February 7th, 2025

Hey, it's Vlad. Greetings my fellow earthlings. I'm sure everyone reading this knows that l'm a fox, but it is also clearly evident that I am not your "run of the mill" fox. I mean sure I have the requisite pointy ears, the bushy tail…..you know, the whole nine yards but that's where comparisons to normal foxes end. Now when I say this, many might think I am talking about my fiendishly good looks but that is not the case. It really is all my special talents that set me apart from the others. Many of these talents come naturally, but others are the result of hard work and dedication. While my fellow ambassadors play in the mud and chase their tails, I am always focused on self-betterment. It's the least I can do as "a global emissary of vulpine understanding."

The other day I was preparing the others for a day of encounters with the public. I was just going over the normal stuff...you know, "Yuri wipe the icing off your face". "Sergei, I know we have a policy for guests not to wear open toed shoes but if somebody wears them it is not a license to nibble". At any rate I overheard one of our guests talking about how great Pilates was for increasing core strength and gaining flexibility. As soon as I heard that, as the perpetual self improver, I knew this was for me. Flexibility and high core strength seemed like important attributes for a fox intent on world domination.

I immediately put in a request with management for a yoga mat, but it was promptly denied...something about the risk of intestinal obstructions if someone were to chew it and ingest it. My first thought was what kind of dimwit is going to ingest a yoga mat. My second thought was, that's right, I live with a bunch of dimwits. This setback did not deter me as you can plainly see by my first picture. I can be seen demonstrating a Pilates position for some visitors. Can you see my core being fully activated? The second picture has really nothing to do with Pilates but l'm looking so outrageously handsome it would be a crime not to show it.

Vlad out