The Blind Man Society

In the aquarium, Neil the electric eel governs himself accordingly with a just hand and fine heart.  He sits calmly, with prudence waiting on the food, and pondering the big eel questions.  Thinking his thoughts, he extends his hidden electrical self to radar usage, hunting for the highly elusive feeder fish that arrive at 4… Read more

Today, I’m sitting here listening to music at the coffee shop and realizing fast that a couple up-tempo songs, and this party could get out of control. Quickly. So, I’m turning the music down and addressing the topics of the day. Magic, and Twix candy bars. My favorite kind of magic, is not really magic… Read more

This is an excerpt from a post on Facebook, but it got some pretty positive feedback so I thought I would share it here. The subject in question, is…world famous pet shop wisdom. I’m not going to tell you what that is, but, well, ok fine – here it is: In the pet shop, there… Read more

Awhile back, I wrote about Phylobates Terribilis – The Golden Tree Frog.  This is a poison arrow frog, and according to some writings, the most venomous vertebrate in the world.  The Choco Indians of South America would coat their blow darts with its poison, and once they did it was toxic and lethal for a… Read more

The Captain of a Ship in a Bottle. Good morning!  I’m sitting here at remote offsite location #2 (the pool) and thinking about being the Captain of a ship in a bottle.  We all kind of are really, I think, looking at the world through television, laptops, phones, and all technology.  It’s our view into… Read more

I chose this picture above because I think that its one of the best examples of beautiful arboreal life on this planet. This is a picture of a juvenile Green Tree Python. After taking a couple months off, I’m back at the coffee shop this morning and feeling thoughtful. Very. A lot has happened in… Read more