
Day 2: June 3, 2022 -- The Arrival of Mrs. Wilbur Gordon and Suze awoke at 5:30 a.m. to the sound of the dogs barking more hysterically than usual. Suze shrewdly decided to let Gordon handle things, thinking she’d get a bit more sleep. But when Gordon got downstairs to the pen, he found Wilbur free-ranging on their hilly, juniper-bedecked property, oinking victoriously. Suze raced downstairs, armed with leftover pizza, to entice Wilbur back into his pen. Pizza worked better than force. Apparently white carbs soaked in spicy sauce and salty fats were Wilbur’s love language. Back in the pen went Wilbur, greedily relieving Gordon and Suze of unwanted leftovers. After a quick strategy session, Suze set off for Home Depot in town, armed with a list of reinforcing materials to make the pen into a maximum-security facility. Rats had built a nest in the engine compartment of their other vehicle and had chewed through several critical wires, thereby stranding Gordon at home for a few hours...