Master zoological blogger Darren sent me this wonderful old Christmas card of his: It is all absolutely scientifically valid; for confirmation go here
Author: Steve Bodio
Chicago, Chicago
Having banned handguns, homing pigeons, and foie gras, Chicago is now considering a ban on french fries. Other things up for consideration are diapers for horses, uniforms for cabbies, and a law allowing only smokeless cigarettes. On the fast food fat ban, Alderman Burke says he “… doesn’t know enough about the subject to identify …
Lashyn’s Pups!
Seven more pups, six female, arrived yesterday afternoon. Four are red, of which three look to have some brindle; one golden brindle girl a la Lash; and two creams, one a boy! Lash has sisters that are cream with black muzzles, as these look to be. It took a while. Thought we were done after …
Bloggiversary!
Today is the first birthday of the Querencia blog. We will be posting relevant things through the week, including some scary photos of Skinny Men With Too Much Hair. You are warned! As pups and work permit, there will also be posts forthcoming on micro- shotguns, Jesuit big- game hunters with snakes named after them, …
Another unique blog
Check out The Indian Cowboy. He is a libertarian Hindu (that kind of Indian) primatologist from Texas who is studying for his doctorate in psychiatry. He is also a gun nut, and a conservationist. Gun pics and primate behavior and evolution!
Science and Animal Art
Via Darren, two wonderful sites of scientific, paleontological, and animal illustration. Olduvai George features everything from prehistoric creatures to Cooper’s hawks; Rigor Vitae features snapping turtles (most recently), the raptor- rich badlands of Wyoming, and more. Both sites seem fond of raptors– but then isn’t everybody? Update: congratulations to Darren, who has just achieved his …
They’re Here!
The first Asian tazi pups in North America, Ataika’s. And Lashyn’s should come in a few days… Blogging may be a bit intermittent!
Quote du jour
“I can’t die yet: I have too many people left to kill!” Yojimbo
“Particular Spaces”
Pluvialis has just posted a nothing less than brilliant piece that starts at the Oxford animal labs, roams through various “AR ” issue such as the invisibilty of slaughter and the “squeam” factor, and ends with a ringing phone. Her notion of the different spaces that our culture is beginning to make for animals and …
Another Hero..
.. of mine, anyway, is my friend Bill Wise. He is a writer, sportsman, hunter, and shooter, and a former surfer. He has flown in gliders, dived, and saied with Hobie Alter. He has shot more than a few whitetails,and he has drunk beer and eaten green chile at the famous Owl Bar in San …