Poor boo!

Poor Matilda.

Poor matilda.

Cable guy is here! 3 is so much better that 7pm.

I am mending clothes, 1 down 4 more to go.

Still must laundry and vacuum.

Jack Chick explains what happens when you teach your kids that Santa is real: [link]

It ain't pretty.

ita, is there a limit to the number of links I can send you in an e-mail? I've got a ton to send, but I can break them up if that causes problems.

Aww, poor Matilda. But OMG, she's old enough for tumbling?!?!

I am freaked out by Flea's possum. In the house?!?!? EEP!

Anyone know the French for "Surrender!"? Or of any French poetry that would have been famous in the Napoleonic era?

Gay Penguins Turned Out to be the Best Parents in the Zoo

Remember the gay penguins that got ejected from their colony because they were trying to steal eggs from other penguins? Well, the zookeepers gave the couple two eggs laid by an inexperienced penguin mom … and it turns out they became the best parents in the zoo!

‘We decided to give them two eggs from another couple whose hatching ability had been poor and they’ve turned out to be the best parents in the whole zoo,’ said one of the keepers.

‘It’s very encouraging and if this works out well we will try to arrange for them to become real parents themselves with artificial insemination.’

Wildlife experts at the park explain that despite being gay the three-year-old male birds are still driven by an urge to be fathers.

‘One of the responsibilities of being a male adult is looking after the eggs. Despite the fact that they can’t have eggs naturally, it does not take away their biological drive to be a parent,’ said one.

Weasel-puke coffee

There's a little animal in Vietnam which has magical properties. Locally, it's called a weasel (though technically, it's a type of civet, but let's call it a weasel like the locals) and it sure likes to eat the fruit of the coffee plant. But the seeds don't sit well in its tummy, so it vomits them up. And that's where the fun comes in - for local coffee folks gather up the beans and lightly roast them. The stomach acids seem to wear away the bitter taste of the coffee beans, and the resulting coffee is delicious and smooth.

Weasel-puke coffee - it's a real treat
Even weasels prefer it to real meat

Poor Matilda. Those eggs hurt so bad when you ice them.

ow, I didn't know that so many divers had died in search of the elusive coelacanth....

That was an interesting read. I don't know whether I am grateful to not have such a lifelong obsession, or jealous.

Everything I read about the court fights on Prop 8 make me believe it has to be tossed out, and yet I couldn't believe people voted for the thing in the first place so I may not be objective.