black and white and red all over

“So, a zebra breaks out of the zoo and she finds her way to a farm. She goes up to a big fat weird brown thing and says, “Hi, I’m a zebra. What are you?” “I’m a cow.” “And what do you do?” “I give the farmer milk.” Then she goes up to a funny looking little white thing and says,”Hi, I’m a zebra. What are you?” “I’m a chicken.” “And what do you do?” “I lay eggs for the farmer.” Then the zebra goes up to a very handsome beast that looks almost exactly like her but without the stripes. She runs over to it and says, “Hi, I’m a zebra. What are you?” “I’m a stallion” says the stallion. “Wow!” says the zebra, “and what do you do?” “Take off those pajamas, darling, and I’ll show you.”

baboon skull

baboon skull
Originally uploaded by cdmeliza

Sometimes people are really good to me!

Another reason to love NCEAS

Oh yes! The reasons keep coming!

I disorganiz'edly ensconce myself in a 'spare office' for the privacy of Skyping into a seminar at Stanford. I realise that yes, while I brought a notepad, I brought no pen.

No matter! Open the top drawer of the desk to find a Second Nature notepad (superiority reigns), a choice of ballpoint, liquiball, pencil or highlighter.

'tis fine to be here. On on.