Writer, photographer, cyclist, naturalist, martial artist, tall ship sailor. Apparently when I was a kid I heard the phrase “jack of all trades” and it stuck. Mestizo. He/him, single. San Diego, CA.
OK. Timeline cleanse. Everyone, this is Everest, a four year-old albino wallaby who currently lives at the San Diego Safari Park and is trained as an animal ambassador. Like many albino animals, he’s a bit nearsighted, but isn’t timid around people. I met him on my birthday last week.
A few weeks ago I had a pretty active leftist on here tell me that the ruling militia regime in Angola (responsible for lowering that country’s life expectancy to 40 and recruiting 6,000 child soldiers) the “good guys” in the Angolan Civil War just because they call themselves “communist.”
Alas, the beard met blade this weekend, as my facial hair in summer weather isn’t the most comfortable thing. Though I do think I’m finally starting to look my actual age when clean-shaven.
Meanwhile *this* guy was in an interesting story about someone who cheekily manipulates others’ bad-faith assumptions that he will adhere to a prescribed social code, when in fact he is actually using them as a means to a more benevolent end.
The Star is so big and well-ballasted that even under a pretty strong gale she’s fairly stable. Laying aloft on the Californian on the other hand is kind hectic — just a whole lot of movement in that rigging.
“Hey man — you, uh, got any bunnies you’re not using? No reason. Squirrels, maybe? Or even a gopher? That’d be fine too. Oh, OK.”
A juvenile Red-tailed hawk, trying to figure out what my whole deal is. #birds 🦅 #photography 📸 #sciart 🐡
Glad y’all approve of my sartorial choices, please enjoy this photo of the schooner Bill of Rights and Spanish galleon replica San Salvador engaging in a mock cannon battle.
