
January 9 is Static Electricity Day – no one knows why.

I think this creature is really interesting. It is a crinoid. I have fossil crinoids. I thought they were extinct. Look at this one just swimming around. Sometimes they are on stalks and are called sea lilies. They are related to star fish and sea urchins.

There are plenty of videos on how to make cute little latte critters @ You Tube.



Cmdr. Vimes has lynx tips – but these are in another category altogether.


This is not quite the owl and the pussycat. Here is the original by Edward Lear.

