Tag: animals

Otter Birthday Feast

August 4, 2020

An otter named Warabi (わらび) from the Omoriyama zoo from the Akita prefecture in Japan recently celebrated their 6th birthday (on 7/16).  A sushi feast was given to him/her in celebration: The feast included slices of raw fish, apples, crab and even a crawdad.  The apples were carved with the animal’s name and age.  The … More Otter Birthday Feast

10000 Years Later

July 28, 2020

Perhaps the alliance with the humans was a mistake: On a more serious point, this can happen to us as individuals as well.  Ally yourself with the wrong career, corporation, spouse or what have you, and perhaps 20 years down the road the same thing would have happened to you.  One must be always vigilant … More 10000 Years Later

Mouse Utopia

June 16, 2020

A brief summary of the experiments done by John Calhoun back in the 60s, where mice were provided with unlimited food in individual colonies.  As the population grew, space became more limited and the rodent society begins to deviate.  Horrifyingly, our current human society is showing many of the signs of these past failed rodent … More Mouse Utopia

What did the horse say to the black man? The trolling of a telemarketer

February 6, 2020

A couple of years ago I was on the receiving end of numerous telemarketing calls from a medicare scam.  They called multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times per day.  The scam was operated by a company that targets senior citizens, and would offer to send them knee or back braces for free or for … More What did the horse say to the black man? The trolling of a telemarketer