When did Neanderthals go extinct? 40-50 thousand years ago? I wonder if there are any cave painting of them. Probably none that have been found so far....
Not in Australia, certainly. I don't think there's any evidence the Neandertals ever got there. (The fact the Aborigines did pretty much indicates that they were at that time the most technologically advanced people on earth, to manage a sea voyage of that length.) I don't think we've yet found cave paintings old enough anywhere else either. (Note too, it may be that the Genyornis pictures mat not be that old either; it may be that we're wrong about when it went extinct.)
I don't think Neaderthal got much further east than central Asia.
Congrats, msbelle.
Plus, Hubby as Sleeping Guy in Church and the City Council Meeting! With his shrew of an ex-wife next to him. You can get paid extra for sleeping when you're an extra.
O rly? I'll have to look for him next time I watch it.
Liese, I empathize with your cold-induced suffering. I haven't had much coughing, but the snot has been epic. Keeping my fingers crossed I don't get a sinus infection.
When did Neanderthals go extinct? 40-50 thousand years ago? I wonder if there are any cave painting of them. Probably none that have been found so far....
Fossils say about 30,000 years ago, though some interpret evidence of fires at Gibraltar 24,000 years ago to indicate Neanderthal habitation. I haven't heard of any cave paintings of or by them, but other forms of their art may have been discovered: [link]
Beefcakiest pulp science fiction book covers of all time?
Interestingly, the URL says "the-gayest-science-fiction-book-covers-of-all-time/gallery/" Glad someone caught that, but sad that it happened in the first place.
I'm trying to work out from the comments when they changed the title of the article from gay to beefcakey, since the comments are a lot of "gay? rly?"
Two of the five covers don't actually feature guys that could in any way be interpreted as "beefcakey." (Or gay either, so I'm wondering if they just flung random paperback covers up there. Dudes, if you want a cover that shouts gay, try Farmer's A Feast Unknown.)
The last one barely features people. It's kinda weird.
Oops. Meant this for tech.
A date of note--it's been a year since a Chicago alderman has been indicted!!
Yep, it's 365 days and counting since a Chicago alderman was indicted (Isaac Carothers on May 28, 2009). I think our city council deserves a round of applause.
The modern era record for an indictment-free city council is 17 months, 13 days during 1956-57. That excludes, of course, those dark days of World War II when so many eager beaver prosecutors were off fighting the Nazis. I have confidence in these men & women. I really believe they can break that old record and would advise setting 20 months, 11 days as the over/under line.
