O_O Whales older than Moby Dick!
So fascinating! Did you know that there are whales still alive today who were already old when Moby Dick was written? I wonder what they would have thought about that horrid story? I feel like this is revenge against my English teachers who made me read that book. At last! Moby Dick is just a stupid rascal of a whale who probably didn’t listen to his elders and ended up in a horrible book. Mwahahahah! Ok, off my rant now, but this is still interesting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28m45_vlaYY
Holy cow! I’ve heard of eagles taking puppies and small pets for food, but this bird tries to take a baby! It picks it up far enough to be above the mom’s head, and is flying off with the infant!! Wow! Talk about a story to tell your kids!
Addendum–>Haha! They say now, it’s a joke, but still very funny and well done. I actually have seen eagles pick up huge things before. If you want to see them, visit Clarksville, MO on eagle days Jan. 26-27, 2013. I once counted 47 eagles on a single day, and I was only there a couple hours. They come down looking for food as the Mississippi River ices over. I’ll try to post pics this year. You can find more information here. The little town is cute too; it has some shopping and darling restaurants. Great visit!!
I’ve never quite gotten into the Hello Kitty craze. I liked Barbie, I loved Polly Pocket, and My Little Pony was a keeper. But, Hello Kitty? Not so much. Still, that’s just me. The little girls I’ve babysat and my many female second cousins are scooping these products up like they’ll never go out of style. I even see college girls walking around with Hello Kitty Backpacks!
So in honor of all those female tweens and tweens-at-heart, here is an amazing Hello Kitty exhibition promoting tree-planting in Japan. This thing even shoots lasers! It’s like a superman Hello Kitty!
Season’s Greetings! With 2 finals left, I’m finally getting into the Christmas spirit. My family drove around last night looking at lights, and they helped jump start some of that spirit 🙂 So I thought I would share this awesome Christmas light display/music show someone sent me. People’s imaginations amaze me!!
Wow! Check out this article about the sale of a Raphael piece of art.
This charcoal drawing, known as the “Head of an Apostle” and drawn by the famous artist Raphaello Sanzio da Urbino, has been part of the Duke of Devonshire’s Chatsworth House’s private collection since the 1700s. Who wouldn’t want to own a Raphael?
Raphael’s drawings and paintings are amazing works of art. The detail, precision, and naturality of the pictures are always amazing to behold. He also created the famous School of Athens. That work also depicted Aristotle, along with dozens of other famous philosophers. He styled the philosophers bodies in such a way that they are easily recognizable, a fact that demonstrates the power behind his abilities to communicate through his art.
What an amazing buy! Great shopping success story 🙂
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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