We'd just finished listening to the Librivox audio edition of 'Call of the Wild' when we sat down to watch, again, the wonderful film version of this We'd just finished listening to the Librivox audio edition of 'Call of the Wild' when we sat down to watch, again, the wonderful film version of this great book. It brings the landscape vividly to life, as well as the poignancy and wonder of the cycles of nature in the frozen wild. ...more
Darwin, like all great scientists, was an extraordinary observer. His studies and analyses of the emotional life of animals are still as fascinating aDarwin, like all great scientists, was an extraordinary observer. His studies and analyses of the emotional life of animals are still as fascinating and astounding today as ever....more
what a hoot! almost everybody thought he was a crackpot, but recently scientists are claiming that Neptune wiped out a neighboring planet and capturedwhat a hoot! almost everybody thought he was a crackpot, but recently scientists are claiming that Neptune wiped out a neighboring planet and captured its moon, so who knows?...more
including one of my favorite quotes: "pigeons do not perch, or willingly roost, on trees"including one of my favorite quotes: "pigeons do not perch, or willingly roost, on trees"...more