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Re: Over-The-Rhine Digest V3 #1204
I'm living in San Antonio, where we have a nice zoo, and no linfords in
captivity (nor any domesticated lindfords) to my knowledge. So Cincy has one
up on me.
I was feeling the same way as most of the posts about zoos until I recently
took my son's kindergarten class on a field trip to the zoo. What had been
for decades a boring experience became new and vivid through the eyes of
these little guys who saw fit to drag me from exhibit to exhibit (i had,
with another chaperone, four little guys who each had their own zoological
agenda. snakes are Important Things.) Snakes, Gibbons, Elephants and Kimodo
Dragons won the popularity contest. The whole day was educational and made
me more interested in visiting the ecosystems from whence whey originated.
So I'll give da whole thing a thumbs-up.
Someone ask Drew about the review he's working on.
gota git back to work.
all i need is everything,
Paul
np: Monk-WinterWaltz.mp3 on my new iPod. Wooty-Wooty_Woot-a-Toot!
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>
> Hi, I'm newbie Nathan, recent to the list and recently moved to Cinci.
> Mind if I just jump in?
>
> I'm like Barry, I pretty clearly remember the National Zoo from my
> early childhood, and I loved the place. Certainly it's sad to see the
> animals just sit, too bored to swat the flies. Love to see them all in
> the wild, though some of them barely exist without "protection." But I
> don't see any real comparison between reading about them and seeing
> pictures, and experiencing the real thing. Granted, most people just
> shuffle by the exhibits like a bored kid at an art gallery, and that's
> too bad. Not many of us can stop to deeply study the animals, either.
> But at least we can see the proportions, the lines, and still glimpse
> the creature without seeing the plastic rock walls. Whether it's
> measurable or not, I think that difference's definitely significant.
>
> Oh, and I doubt Linford's looking to relocate. Probably the thrill is
> gone of living in Cincinnati. Maybe partly because they've reached a
> plateau of growth? Guy's just being honest, anyway. The public eye
> isn't often associated with the mercy seat, historically speaking.
> Honesty in art begets honesty in life; there's my big philosophical
> statement for the day.
>
> Nathan
>
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