Tiger 24

Tiger 24 googled Good reviews so far if that matters. I know nothing about this. I was surprised there was a current man-eater but you can’t follow everything. Steve and I both are interested in this behavior. The lurid music doesn’t add anything.

John Hawks, back from the dead?

John Hawks is a  paleoanthropologist, exploring the ancient world of humans and fossil human relatives. I used to follow his blog up until it seemed to stop a year, or two, ago. It seems to be back and even has posts in the missing period which I can’t explain. Anyway, I am glad it is …

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Breathless David Quammen

Breathless David Quammen I read this and it was excellent if you are looking for the biology and detective story minus the politics and media BS. Quammen has made a career out of pandemic threats and it shows. The research and organization in the book is very well done.

Tom McIntyre RIP

I’m still feeling a bit rocky and am unable to type, but Tom deserves better than excuses, so let’s go. My friend Thomas McIntyre died in his sleep at his nome in Sheridan Wyoming last week at 70 years of age. As far as I know he had no premonitions.. He had talked to me …

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The Bogd Khan’s Ger

This beautiful ger, or yurt as the Russians would say, may be the only evil building I have ever seen. The Bogd Khan was the last king- emperor of a great  Buddhist people, the Mongols.He was blind and fat in his elder years, and was said to have had  an appetite for very young girls …

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“Saluki Warrior”

“Saluki Warrior” by artist “Kur0i” 2017 Rick Hobson Web corn pone but better done than most.  It would not have been included here unless it was a gazehound.