We live in the Galleria area. Gated community, most homes only have patios. We have a small yard. Patty let the dog out this morning leaving the door open. Later I hear her screaming. Atticus is barking. A possum had come in and was under the couch. I get Patty upstairs and out of the way, open the door and with some effort chase the possum back out.
I’ve never even seen a possum around our home before.
Good omen? Bad omen?
Anyone else have any strange sightings that might predict the outcome tonight?
First time I saw a possum I thought it was a giant rat. Freaky looking things. Can’t believe some people have them as pets. Even their babies are ugly! 
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It means the Cougars are going to be hungry… I saw a bunch of hungry squirrels in my yard. Same thing.
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Jim:
I thought you lived in a high-rise all these years. I must have had a dream about the CoogFans.
It’s a good omen. Possums are marsupials and would be eaten by cougars; red cougars that is.
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Possums are soft and cuddly.
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But two Cougars are playing tonight. Must be headed for high scoring game
He used to.
HCNY Thanks for remembering. I lived on the 10th floor of the Lamar Tower for 24 years. Big unit, had lots of Coogfans preseason get togethers with coaches and fans. But, with retirement comes downsizing. We all go through it.
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I think I saw a herd of beeffalo in the drive-thru line at Jack-In-the-Box on Highway 6 North this morning.
I don’t know what that means.
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The sports Gods tried to provide you with a game time meal. You rejected their offer. Bad omen IMO.
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The Toltecs believed the possum to be a visiting spirit of a teacher or mentor.
Who did you look up to as a child? Tom Laundry? The Amazing Kreskin? The executive producer of “Happy Days”?
Could be anybody.
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For some reason this reminds me of something a survey drafter told me once: “Old surveyors never die… they just smell that way.” 
Because you know, possums do kinda smell like old surveyors.
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The ancient Romans would look at the entrails of an animal, sheep or goat usually, and based on the design in the membrane holding it all together, the high priest would determine if it was going to be a good day or a bad day.
A couple of days ago while walking my dog a bird on a wire crapped on my arm. I didn’t see that as an omen, but who knows?
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I live in a 16 story building.
I would have to upsize before I downsize.
If I would downsize from my current abode, I would be in a cardboard box on the street.
On the original inquiry on your accommodations knock on wood for my good memory. I knew I wasn’t going crazy.
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A couple of years before I retired we downsized and moved to a one story house after my charming young bride fell on the stairs a couple of times. She wasn’t hurt, but no need to push it. Now that I’m retired I can see it was a good decision.
So Opossums look funny but are incredible and good for the environment. They do NOT get rabies, they are not aggressive, they do not have ticks, in fact, they eat ticks. Virginia opossums are the trash collectors of the forest. Amazing creatures.
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The really unappreciated animal is the armadillo. In 1972 it was discovered they could be given leprosy which gave science its first guinea pig to research cures. This was at Carville, LA just a bit south of Baton Rouge. The only leper colony in the U.S. was located there until 2015.
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For a second I thought I was on the Animal Planet forum. 
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ahahah dude! 
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