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Why I Feed the Bears

In thi Jan. 23, 2015, AP file photo, ZooMontana's Ozzy the grizzly bear eats a cake with the New England Patriots logo at the zoo in Billings, Mont. Ozzy correctly picked the New England Patriots to beat Seattle to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/The Billings Gazette, )
In thi Jan. 23, 2015, AP file photo, ZooMontana's Ozzy the grizzly bear eats a cake with the New England Patriots logo at the zoo in Billings, Mont. Ozzy correctly picked the New England Patriots to beat Seattle to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/The Billings Gazette, )

I often feed the bears great oodles
Of doughnuts, toast and apple strudels
But they trick me into this, you see
Cause the bruins have more brains than me

The Bard of Sherman Avenue

D.F. Oliveria
By D.F. Oliveria

D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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