I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Thanks Athena for the cat lesson!  They really are outstanding animals, aren't they?

This video explains why making spending cuts is so difficult.  The GOP wants to believe the government is awash with money and things will just be hunky dorry if they lop of X% off the budgets of various agencies (though today we heard of a mass shutting of Air Traffic Control towers - oh heck, let's those pilots pay for that, I guess).  I'm absolutely positive, as a % of GDP, the United States pays far less in taxes than most civilized nations.  Well, if they don't even know when they make a racist remark, I guess they wouldn't be able to figure this one out either?

NJ Republicans Want Cuts But Can't Name Any

http://youtu.be/KVOo2u7vakA

Oh Jackie, were that the GOP would nominate Ron Paul for POTUS next time.  Sure win for the Democrats.  Sarah Palin, or him.

A VERY rare finding - a school of hammerhead sharks. They are believed to be mostly female and may be grouping in anticipation of mating season:

Here, the dolphins are joined by birds, who mark their prey with incredible speed and precision. They will also be joined by sharks. All predators work side by side and no one seems to bump into one another:

I see the resemblence Blue - startling!

The biggest animal of them all enjoys the sun:

This reminds me of how many animals love to do this.

Hyena bliss:

Adorable!

I am fond of seals as well and in the picture above is a baby dolphin and seal who are friends.

Jackie, that pic of the little seal is also just adorable! The lives of those precious babies are constantly on the line due to greedy brutal humans. 

I have been to the Amazon, seen pink sweet water dophins and spoken to natives who believe that dolphins were once human. They believe that dolphins have underground cities.

I could get there as well.  Here I go trying to trust my brain, but seems I heard a few years back that some very serious tests were done having to do with the intelligence of the dolphins.  If I recall ( and it is often so hard to do that ) much mention came of the extraordinary love that was visibly displayed by the dolphins. 

The majority of us are usually taught by others and then do a certain amt. of self teaching, but there are a lot of teachers on this planet....I think the dolphins easily could be among them.  They could make 'learning' a true pleasure.

Jackie

ohhhh - juliaanna - please do - it would be great if you could take a pic. Have a nice trip, BTW!

ETA: The zoo has blogged about him here: http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/tag/jaguar-orson/