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Paris Landmarks

Posted in Fun at 4:10 pm by Kevin

We are back from a wonderful conference with our coworkers and leaders with ReachGlobal in Europe. The conference was at a retreat center out in the country, but we had the chance to see a few things in Paris. Here are some highlights:

The Louvre has rocks. Here is a piece of granite from the Egyptian section of the museum.

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Years back, I took my Second Grade class to Slide Ranch in Marin, a working educational, ecological farm. There, we visited the hen house and observed the hens sitting calmly on their nests. One clucked and strutted away, revealing a perfect, white egg. I directed Adina to pick it up and bring it to us. She did so tenderly, held it up and asked, “is this a real egg?” A Slide Ranch teacher took the egg, placed it in a Safeway egg carton and showed the class. “Oooohhhhh,” they all said, “it is real.”

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If you do, then you don’t sweat at all — you thermo-regulate by getting wet or muddy. I spent an hour with a Pot Bellied Pig zookeeper who dispelled this and other myths.

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Aedes albopictusI would write a brilliant blog tonight, but I am tired. Not because of bad dreams or pressure at work. No, I am sleepy because of a small winged, creature who snuck into my room and proceeded to offer a high pitched tone directly into my ear. When I turned on the lights to find it, it was not there. When I gave up and attempted sleep, buzzzz… or maybe zzzzinnng? I would find the perfect word, but as mentioned, I am too tired.

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Aedes albopictusI would write a brilliant blog tonight, but I am tired. Not because of bad dreams or pressure at work. No, I am sleepy because of a small winged, creature who snuck into my room and proceeded to offer a high pitched tone directly into my ear. When I turned on the lights to find it, it was not there. When I gave up and attempted sleep, buzzzz… or maybe zzzzinnng? I would find the perfect word, but as mentioned, I am too tired.

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Aedes albopictusI would write a brilliant blog tonight, but I am tired. Not because of bad dreams or pressure at work. No, I am sleepy because of a small winged, creature who snuck into my room and proceeded to offer a high pitched tone directly into my ear. When I turned on the lights to find it, it was not there. When I gave up and attempted sleep, buzzzz… or maybe zzzzinnng? I would find the perfect word, but as mentioned, I am too tired.

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Zookeepers are using a lighter touch to keep their animals strong and healthy. From body work and acupuncture for giraffes, to pachyderm pedicures, come see how the Oakland Zoo is using alternative treatments to guarantee the well-being of its residents.

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Snipped from Slate.com.

In my search for fascinating content for our readers, I sometimes come across something that really catches my eye. Today, I came across a website that showcases incredible photography that will really make you pause and reflect on the human condition. Sometimes we get so caught up in our own life’s drama that we fail to see the beauty around us in the every day world. In the pursuit of this beauty, photographs can capture a moment in time that reveals hidden meaning and substance for the soul. I feel great photographers are to the eye what great authors are to the imagination. They both capture the essence of life and distill it in the mind just for a fleeting moment. So, take just a minute and immerse yourself in stimulating and exciting frames of life recorded from the eyes of gifted photographers.

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How does an elephant know to avoid a hungry lion pride to the west from miles and miles away? They have friends who call them with the 411, dialing direct to their feet.

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Courtesy Darin Fordyce

Who can resist the charms of a bird that waddles around dressed in a tuxedo? Not fishermen, apparently.

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