Entries from Searchlight Crusade tagged with 'zoo'

Links and Minifeatures 2008 12 22 Monday

Carnival of Personal Finance ********** Bankruptcy Is the Perfect Remedy for Detroit The bankruptcy code places severe limitations on the compensation that can be paid to a manager unless there is a "bona fide job offer from another business...

...And a Panda Fell Out of Her Tree

Went to the San Diego Zoo Christmas Day after the annual Christmas morning ritual. Here is a picture I took. Notice how everything is nice and sharp, except for one blurry black and white spot? That is the new Giant...

The San Diego Zoo and our Wild Animal Park Trip Yesterday

Some of my earliest memories are of the San Diego Zoo. I caught my love of animals from my father, and we visited frequently from the time when I was very young. Evidently, somewhere in the family archives is a...

Links and Minifeatures 03 23 Thursday

Think of the history he lived through! Kolkata tortoise, Clive's pet, dies at 250 years. Here's a biography of his first owner, Robert Clive, who was one of the reasons the British conquered India instead of the French. The Plassey...

Wild Animal Park Trip 12/31/2005

Spent the day at the Wild Animal Park, an adjunct of the San Diego Zoo about thirty miles north. Our membership covers admission to both. New Years Eve we expected it to be less crowded than usual, and rain was...

Zoo Trip 12/24/2005

Took the family to the zoo on the 24th. A true example of why I love San Diego. Christmas Eve, and it's Sunny and warm, temperatures in low to mid seventies, even turned on the air conditioner in the car...