Monthly Archives: April 2012

Baboons and Blooms

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Here at the end of April, we see evidence everywhere that winter is in full retreat and summer is on the way. Occasionally there is a Very Serious bit of hand wringing over the Possibility Of Snow in the forecast, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Jean Redpath

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Today is Scottish folk singer Jean Redpath‘s birthday. She was born in Edinburgh on April 28th in 1937. She is (has?) an M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire), which is an exalted title that carries some weight but mostly what … Continue reading →

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Space Mine Balladeer

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

I was intrigued by the story this week that some above-average billionaires are proposing to explore space for a way to accumulate even more wealth through the burgeoning not-yet-an-industry of Space Mining. The idea is to find precious metal rich … Continue reading →

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Herding Cats

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Today’s guest post comes from Edith. I’m sure most of you have heard the phrase “herding cats” referring to “a task that is extremely difficult or impossible to do, due to one or more variables being in flux and uncontrollable” … Continue reading →

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The Baboon Alley Tally

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Yesterday marked post number 600 on Trail Baboon. That seems like a big number, but it is just one of a mountain of behind-the-scenes statistics related to this site. We’re closing in on the 2 year anniversary (June 3) and … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Babooner

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, Against my better instincts, I went to a pet store and bought my daughter a mouse. Delilah had been agitating for a rodent of some kind an frankly, Rats are too gross. But I had to get … Continue reading →

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Birth of the Bard

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Today is Shakespeare’s Birthday, we assume. Three days hence the books note his baptism Counting backwards experts all presume For natal days, this one must be his’n. Wrote sonnets and some pretty famous plays. Penned some lines that surely are … Continue reading →

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No Planet Left Behind

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Here’s a note that came in yesterday afternoon from perennial sophomore Bubby Spamden, who knows the routine and the calendar at Wendell Wilkie High School much better than the teachers and administrators. Hi Mr. C. I’m sitting in study hall … Continue reading →

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Inflated Superstition

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Today’s Guest Post comes from Clyde. I had four flat bike tires in eight days. Then a week later my wife said, “Well, you haven’t had a flat in a few days.” I gritted my teeth, but did not answer … Continue reading →

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Old Soldiers

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

This is the anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s farewell address, which included the catchphrase “Old Soliders Never Die, They Just Fade Away.” To my way of thinking, the line is more appropriate to describe the end of the perpetual Disc … Continue reading →

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