marsupial porn [and bikes]

i had no idea...
...that these lovely creatures, known to most northern hemispheroids as "kangaroos" are actually "red necked wallabies." it's like learning that your favorite porn star is a bush fan.

.....

it's earth day, tree huggers. park your cars and monster trucks for just a day, for christ's sake. go for a walk of a bike ride, and appreciate all the little leaf buds that are popping out. my autumn blaze maples are starting their annual rebirth.

the trees, mere twigs when i planted them just five years ago, have grown to near astronomical proportions.

i think it's the accumulated dog pee and poo over the years. even the little dwarf lilacs have shot up like mad. so the annual reforestation of the orphanage has begun. ahhh. so notice these things as you go about your daily activities today--under your own power.

i spoke at the monthly meeting of the des moines cycle club last night. my first chance to cash in on my new-found radio stardom. i sound pretty much the same, but i noticed that 1] i didn't curse as much as i like to; 2] that when i talk about things that get me worked up, like when friends and strangers are mowed down by motorists and spineless county attorneys refuse to prosecute, that there is a little recognition that at least i'll have a louder forum through which i can bang that drum; 3] that good things really ARE starting to happen here in des moines, things which i view as good [i'm still waiting for that jerk smithson permanently to close ALL his stupid bars downtown], and somehow--like zelig--i've gotten sucked into the vortex. it's pretty cool, actually. so thanks to the dmcc for putting up with my little rant.

by the way, i scored a couple town and country bikes yesterday from a guy who is new to the kollective family. one for a woman in elkhart who desparately needs one, and one to replace the one that was stolen from the orphanage a couple weeks ago. the dogs and i WILL be in the beaverdale parade for the third consecutive year this fall. what a great place, eh?

be cool today.