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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Saying Goodbye to Coco

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On Friday, 30 November, 2012, the Oregon Zoo's oldest resident, a chimpanzee named Coco, was euthanized after her caregivers determined...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Memories of a very special chimpanzee

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On September 17, Oregon Zoo's much-loved chimpanzee Charlie died suddenly. I wrote this article for the Zoo Volunteer newsletter. For mo...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

After a long hiatus: Chimp Lessons

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A few years ago, a special experience with some chimpanzees who had just been released from life in a research facility inspired me to write...
Sunday, December 9, 2007

Picture. Pictures. Pictures. And a map.

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Finally got a selection of photos uploaded to a Google photo album and have started posting a subset to a Google map. Not done yet, but plea...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Pictures will be coming ... really

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I've started playing around in Google Maps. So far, I've plotted out the route I followed. Next step will be to post selected photos...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Life goes on

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Car tasks done: tires rotated, oil changed, inside/outside professionally cleaned. Water heater fixed. Accumulated STUFF gradually being sor...
Sunday, November 4, 2007

HOME

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Day 62 was a beautiful day of driving up the Oregon Coast. Blue skies with snatches of fog. Scenic views of the ocean. I thought about all t...
Friday, November 2, 2007

Day 61 -- Near disaster on next-to-last day

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Woke up at 8AM!!! (I don't remember the last time I slept that late.) Left Ukiah (which I finally found out IS pronounced "yu-KAI-a...
Thursday, November 1, 2007

Day 60 -- I changed my mind ... again and again

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After studying the map last night, I still wasn't sure what route I would take to get home. The only way I could do it in two days would...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Day 59 -- Four-hour Watching Cruise

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I set the motel alarm clock last night so I would be sure to get up in time to catch the early Whale Watch Cruise: check-in at 8:30AM. I wok...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Day 58 -- Ah, Nature.

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Got lots of exercise during four hours at Point Lobos State Reserve this afternoon. I don't know how far I walked, but I covered most of...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Day 57 -- Driving in the clouds

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The free continental breakfast at the Morro Bay motel never materialized. Maybe it was because there were only 3 or 4 rooms occupied. No big...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Day 56 -- Congestion!

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No. I'm not coming down with a cold. Today I drove from Laguna Hills in Orange Country to Morro Bay just north of San Luis Obispo: I-5 t...
Saturday, October 27, 2007

Day 55 ... I think

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I haven't driven my car since arriving at my brother's home in Laguna Hills on Wednesday. The car sits in the driveway with a light ...
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