While on our Southern Africa trip we went on a bunch of safaris and saw lots of animals.

While in CapeTown we saw these.


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One of the museums in Reykjavik we visited was the Phallological Museum. It is a collection of phallic specimens from many mammals (209 specimens from 46 species of mammals)- plus some humor. And yes, it is also called the Penis Museum.


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As I read about Sears stores closing I remember the old days when you got a Sears catalog in the mail every few months. It was a big fat book with just about everything you might need: clothes, tools, household appliances,... You could order by phone if you had a Sears card or mail in an order form with a check. And the stuff would get delivered ( Read more... )

At one point in the afternoon they made us all get into one of the cars and suddenly some "visitors" emerged. And there was a bit of dancing. Again we passed some villages, saw some nice mountains, and occasional animals. We got a demo by a master of some special technique of straw wrapping at the last stop for the day.

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It's almost time for our bird watching expedition. We are about to observe a very special Superb Owl. I think the Owl is from China since it has a Chinese name: LI. I usually have trouble when I go bird watching because it is hard to see the little things up in trees, but I think this one will be easy to see. Its wing is a bit different, though ( Read more... )

There was an amusing article in the Boston Globe today (from the NY Times) about the price for buying all the stuff in the carol: The 12 days of Christmas. $27,632.22 this year- up by only $280 from last year ( Read more... )

Next thursday, voters in Scotland get to vote on Independence. From what I've read the situation is fraught with problems to be resolved if the vote is positive - many economic problems with banks, currency, etc. For money they could stick to UK money, use Euros or coin their own. I like the idea of their own - and such a naming opportunity: I ( Read more... )

In honor of the day I made my standard cut out a heart shaped object from red construction paper, impale it on a skewer, or this time on a red fancy-pipe-cleaner like thing. (My current piece of red paper has room for next year's ( Read more... )

This is one of my favorite phrases:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

It's interesting to say/think this phrase over and over again, each time emphasizing the next word and thinking about what it means.

Or what about??:

They discard those lies to be non-obvious, that no animals are destroyed unfairly…..