–When I was a kid, I had a big collection of hard rubber dinosaurs which I regarded with love and veneration. They were solid and well-detailed, not like the junk dinos often sold today. Some of the suckers were big, too, especially the one of what was then called Brontosaurus. My mother, of course, made me keep them all in a large box, mothers being well-known for their obsessive-compulsive tendencies. But every chance I had, I’d get my rubber dinosaurs out, and lovingly go over the fine details of each one. Then it was time to pit them against one another in elaborate battles to the death that occurred only in my head.–Ahh, the memories! I don’t think that kids play with rubber dinosaurs as much these days…that’s a pity! My early love for dinosaurs led me to a life-long interest in science, biology in particular.
My rubber dinosaur collection was one of my prize possessions. I knew right where they were until one day, probably when I was in college, my mother threw them out…
…and I’ve never forgiven her!
–More convincing than other installments, the latest episode of MonsterQuest re-examined the classic Patterson film footage (vintage 1967) of a supposed Bigfoot as well as looked to the “Cripplefoot tracks” of 
— If you haven’t heard, the Sci Fi channel has been re-branded Syfy; 
— In his planned comeback concerts in London that now we’ll never see, Michael Jackson reportedly planned a nature theme which heavily involved live creatures; for his entrance, there was talk of Michael riding an African elephant while panthers were led on gold chains and parrots and other birds flew behind him. PETA and other animal rights groups understandably filed protests with officials, pointing out that “Animals don’t want to perform stupid tricks on a stage surrounded by screaming people, bright lights, and stage explosions.” Jackson subsequently announced that he would not be using any live animals in his concert series.
—Sarah Palin
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— A nine-foot long Burmese python recently killed a two-year-old child 
— Disney stuff is usually too mainstream and white breadish for me, but I have to love Perry the Platypus, pet of the title characters in the Disney Channel show, Phineas and Ferb. Unknown to his owners, Perry (aka “Agent P”) lives a parallel life as a secret agent for The Agency, a government organization of animal spies. Pretending to be a mindless house pet, Perry is secretly a fedora-wearing secret agent who enjoys romance soap operas and potato chips.
— So what’s a Michael Jackson post doing in a furry blog? Well, don’t forget that he did a rather good were in his Thriller video!
–A previous post here has looked at Mokele-mbembe, but now M
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