My parents still have this book!
I only recall the pictures.
Obviously I did not read it for the articles....

I don;t need some screwy method adjustment at this point. Just make a whole new lesson. I need a job. Maybe crushing pine cones. They never go soggy.
And then I would probably have to pay the monkey. Soooo, no.
But thanks for the suggestion....

I watched the video several times hoping for a pop up window on what to do if the leaves are wet and slimy. Nothing. Very disappointed that this monkey was not able to adjust the lesson based on environment. I feel discriminated against because I live in a wet region.

patriotism is the new religion

it is interesting that name trend start in middle america. I noticed that for both the boy's and girl's names.

About 30 years ago my mother brought home some scales of the Arapaima gigas that she had bought while at a conference in Mexico (or somewhere). They were sold as nail files and they certainly did work well.

I teach English language to international students. I use Neatorama a lot and usually show it to them the first week of class.
I try to find things from different countries that are not related to any lesson just as a point of country pride.
We are doing an extreme sports unit and the video of Bob Burnquist's "backyard" skate set-up showed up the day before we started the unit.
I will usually do a keyword search and see what comes up.

@Jolly - I don't think Jon knows the story behind it. I am sure if he did, he might think otherwise.

I find it so interesting that these robots always seem to be female-d.
However, I do agree with Bacon Glory that perhaps these female robots are the best option for these guys.

I hate to say it, but she looks like Sarah Palin

There are marble and a bit bigger sized round stones on the coast of Washington State at the northern tip of the peninsula. Some are "perfect" spheres and some are not.