RETURN

Yeah, it's been a while since you last heard from me. And, I can't promise my return will be anything but fleeting. In any case, here are a few little nibbles from the past weeks.

This guy's globes are amazing. And he was born in Dortmund, who would've guessed. The name is Igno Günther.

Perhaps the Duck Billed Platypus is some kind of repository of obsolete evolutionary improvements that other mammals have shed. I was unaware it had the keenest electroperception sense of any mammal. (Yes, that means it uses electricity to locate prey.)

Currently, Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is practically vacant. It's purpose as a military base has expired and there have been few serious proposals to develop it. Until now. A group has laid out a plan for 20,000 residents to live there in a car-free district that is powered by renewable energy sources. SF seems like the perfect political environment for an idea like this to get support. Let's hope it happens.

All I've got to say about this is yikes. Urban Renewal Zimbabwe style.