Women vs. the Pig

Newsletter 2025-06-13

I was proud of what my friends and I accomplished in an overgrown backyard against the world’s most powerful animal. It took eight of us over a little over an hour to get that pig in a crate. Wednesday, the vet and her two assistants, all women, showed up for Onyx’s long overdue appointment. They thought they could easily pull off what a much larger group of mostly guys could barely accomplish. No matter how the ensuing battle turned out, somebody’s feelings were about to be hurt. I watched with bated breath. Every man point I’ve ever earned was at stake.

Onyx’s early days in our house have been a mixed bag.