From time to time, we'll post what we call a BITE ("like a normal episode, only shorter!"). We always hope that the stories you listen to on The Apple Seed will spark memories and thoughts that you can share with the ones you love -- perhaps even the people with whom you listen to the show. In a BITE, we'll listen to a single story -- one that we love -- and invite friends to share memories and thoughts that occur to them as they listen to it. Have you ever owned a pet? On today's BITE, you'll hear storyteller Bil Lepp explain why "Woodpeckers Just Don't Make the Best Pets." Sam is joined in the studio by Assistant Producer Karani Namunyu.