Interesting story about a mass graveyard of fossilized stranded whales. What I don't understand is why the graphic doesn't include a drawing of the aquatic sloth.
AQUATIC SLOTH people! Why don't they understand what is important???
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Feb 26, 2014 4:45:44 am PST #20927 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
flea - Feb 26, 2014 4:59:36 am PST #20928 of 30000
information libertarian
In my mind, an aquatic sloth is basically a manatee.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2014 5:06:17 am PST #20929 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In my mind, an aquatic sloth is basically Aquasloth, who is like Aquaman, except slower.
sarameg - Feb 26, 2014 5:11:28 am PST #20930 of 30000
It's practically a blizzard out right now. Visibility is under 50 yards. Radar tells me it is just a strong band and it will be over soon, but eeks!
Zenkitty - Feb 26, 2014 5:29:20 am PST #20931 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Connie, like, whoa. If anyone's gonna get superpowers from radiation, it'll be your Hubby.
Still I will take the cancer that got my Dad over the more than a decade decline into dementia and no mobility that my Mom is still going through.
This, a million times. I would take that end-of-life "option" for myself as well, although given my family history, it's more likely to be the bad one.
In vacation news, my face and arms are slightly sunburned and swollen after days of driving in bright sunshine, but today on the beach it was cloudy and cool and breezy and perfect.
Burrell - Feb 26, 2014 5:41:23 am PST #20932 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Still I will take the cancer that got my Dad over the more than a decade decline into dementia and no mobility that my Mom is still going through.
Oh ND, I hadn't quite realized before how closely your parents' decline mirrored my parents'. I will always regret the specifics of my father's death (which involved a massive heart attack and a coma) but not the fact that his passing was quick.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2014 5:57:45 am PST #20933 of 30000
brillig
God, dementia terrifies me. Or the failing of my abilities while my mind is still aware but unable to reach out. So many worse ways to go.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2014 6:31:27 am PST #20934 of 30000
brillig
Heard over the wall:
re: something on the girl's desk: "OK, I'll tell you, but there's some backstory. See, I love garden gnomes--"
(someone else): "Hang on, I have to hear this backstory."
Jesse - Feb 26, 2014 6:39:57 am PST #20935 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The older I get, the more firmly I believe that one of my grandfathers had nearly the best death possible: He was sick for six months, but not in pain until the last few days.
Burrell - Feb 26, 2014 6:43:40 am PST #20936 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am coloring my hair this morning, dang it! So damn sick of the greys, and I never have time to color if I wait until after dinner.