Wonderful sculpture - but why is it in that place? A shaded park would seem more appropriate.

Parallel to last years' article about old lamps turned into musical instruments.

Link in progress on birth control, voluntary sterilization, and anything short of war that'll reduce the number of humans in this test-tube.

And now you've told everybody about it, the American tourists will be picking up the little souvenirs.

Looked like he was angling to get a bite of that tasty-looking tongue. Now, that would have been worth watching!

Not tall enough for Gandalf to stand. Learn from Hobbiton.

I/We love Alton Brown. Live, love, learn. And enjoy all three!

Might as well mention - several other scholars agreed with M Luther. Sort of a Generational thing. The old gang in the Church were rich, and the younger ones wanted to either get in on it, or kick over the applecart.

Best part is 'the second verse'. Bravo!

...and now, we know. Short and sweet, and interesting.

And, while we're at it, this is also how I learned how to pronounce 'Yosemite'. And, a year later, on a family vacation, I was the only one of us who didn't embarass himself. Educational, you bet!

And.... she drove off with the gas-lid open. Another ticket.

The ancient Romans had the 'Vomitorium', where you go to empty out during a feast, so as to go back and continue. The Coluseum has one.

I think the population of the Earth is fast approaching eight billion people. That's too many. If the choice is: Children or Food; Offspring or Ecology; Babies over Biosphere, it's easy to see what the answer has been.

"Come to dinner tonight, and you can meet Harvey."