Saturday at the Phoenix Zoo

Collard peccary (javilina) are hiding in the brush. In the background is the grave site of George W. P. Hunt's pyramid tomb.


Bald eagle. We also liked the scarlet ibis, capybara, lions, watusi cattle, and orangantan baby.


Ben (with the Cub's hat) feeding shrimp to a stingray.

Ben's Snowman

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A Sunday Hike

Cats and Dogs Analysis

CAT ANALYSIS:

1. Cats do what they want.

2. They rarely listen to you.

3. They're totally unpredictable.

4. When you want to play, they want to be alone.

5. When you want to be alone, they want to play.

6. They expect you to cater to their every whim.

7. They're moody.

8. They leave hair everywhere.

CONCLUSION: They're tiny women in little fur coats.

DOG ANALYSIS:

1. Dogs spend all day sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniturein the house.

2. They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room.

3. They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time.

4. They growl when they are not happy.

5. When you want to play, they want to play.

6. When you want to be alone, they want to play.

7. They leave their toys everywhere.

8. They do disgusting things with their mouths and then try to give you a kiss.

CONCLUSION: They're tiny men in little fur coats.

Signs You Need a New Doctor

He calls you at two in the morning "just to talk."

Instead of rubber surgical gloves he wears oven mitts.

He keeps accidentally referring to himself as "the defendant."

After examining you, he says, "Now do me."

He thinks Eastern Medicine was developed in Long Island.

He keeps referring to your legs as "drumsticks."

His examination room is Room 201 at the No-Tell Motel.

He introduces you to his anesthesiologist, "Doctor Jim Beam."

Before surgery, he asks if you want this "to go."

He tries to color your X-rays with crayons.

Noah's Ark

All I really need to know about Life, I learned from Noah's Ark:

(1) Don't miss the boat.

(2) Don't forget we're all in the same boat.

(3) Plan ahead-it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

(4) Stay fit-when you're 600 years old someone might ask you to do-- something really big.

(5) Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.

(6) For safety's sake travel in pairs.

(7) Two heads are better than one.

(8) Build your future on high ground.

(9) Speed isn't always an advantage, after all, the snails were on the same ark with the cheetahs.

(10) When you're stressed, float awhile.

(11) Remember the ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic was built by professionals.

(12) Remember that the woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than the storm outside.

(13) No matter what the storm, when God is with you, there's a rainbow waiting.