tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post9196853872472330726..comments2023-03-25T09:12:38.039-05:00Comments on Bad Commands and Filenames: SQLFunkateerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-43717831293696631942008-05-08T12:26:00.000-05:002008-05-08T12:26:00.000-05:00I wouldn't be doing my job as a shill for the zoo ...I wouldn't be doing my job as a shill for the zoo if I didn't recommend a zoo membership. Instead of wasting 10 bucks or more for a one-time visit, buy a $50 "Individual Plus" membership, which allows you and a guest to visit any time, year round. Lord knows we've gotten an excessive amount of use out of ours. People think of the zoo as a place to visit maybe once a year or less, like a theme park, and a lot of people grouse about not being able to see the animals...but the thing to do is come on a somewhat regular basis, and you'll get to see them...any given day, some animals will be hiding. And its great sort of mild exercise.<BR/><BR/>One of the weirdest things to do is to visit Africa before the official launch of the season. Because it is technically closed, no one or very few people walk over there, but if it is warm enough, some animals will be out. And since the place is deserted, the animals will be interested in <I>you</I>. Rather a spine tingling experience...the cheetahs strode boldly up to us, and the lions were keeping all eyes on us too. <BR/><BR/>All in all I think we have a great zoo, and it is a municipal asset we should be proud of. Looking forward to taking the little one, and seeing what the newly opened section with the river otters looks like!SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-28978363084561895062008-05-06T13:35:00.000-05:002008-05-06T13:35:00.000-05:00I judge you well for these photos...your anthropom...I judge you well for these photos...your anthropomorphizing of the animals is always entertaining.<BR/><BR/>Makes me want to visit the zoo quite a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-60897755226266651002008-05-06T11:08:00.000-05:002008-05-06T11:08:00.000-05:00I was around 19 or 20 when I first discovered Tolk...I was around 19 or 20 when I first discovered Tolkien...so I was spared a teenage obsession with Dungeons and Dragons and similar things. However, my consummate nerdliness manifested itself in different ways.<BR/><BR/>I even bought a couple supremely geeky (and actually quite boring) board games, the main one being "Squad Leader". I understand how these things could have been fun prior to computer games, but good lord it is a lot of work to play these games:<BR/><BR/>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/172602SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-56763097464830961772008-05-06T11:01:00.000-05:002008-05-06T11:01:00.000-05:00The rock hyrax... it really sounds like a creature...The rock hyrax... it really sounds like a creature from the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual 3rd edition.<BR/><BR/>I imagine it would be chaotic evil with some form of breath weapon and poisonous rear claws (3d8 damage with a 20% chance for 1d4 extra poison damage for 3 turns)... and perhaps the special ability to transform into ummm... a rock.Percussivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567902722009628447noreply@blogger.com