This was brought on by a comment that made about my merchandise post.

I was very impressed with Steve Bircher, the Curator for Mammals/Carnivores at the St Louis Zoo. First of all, his very positive attitude to a totally unknown voice asking for permission to see the cheetah cubs when they were not on display; then his remembering to call me back at the time he said he would.

Anniversary wishes to . It's also a couple of years since got married. Any others with birthdays or anniversaries out there? I am thinking of all of you....and here's wishing all the happiness that can come her way!

One thing that fascinates me in a cosumer society is the abdundance, not only of consumer goods, but of adjectives and adverbs.

Yesterday, we spent the afternoon at The Science Centre, St Louis. …we went and watched two IMAX films, one about a team of amateur climbers (including a 9 year old) who climbed Mt Kilimanjaro…and another one, which was being filmed as a kind of “what is” film about what would happen if the disappearing wetlands around the Mississippi area resulted in floods…and while it was being filmed, Katrina actually happened. The film documented the changes in the lives of the musicians of a jazz/blues band….it was moving and heart-wrenching, with fantastic music from the band, which brought tears to my eyes. No time to visit the Planetarium but will do so some time soon.(Have to get the taste of the Pasadena Planetarium out of my mouth anyway.)