But on the lighter side of things, let me tell you about our wonderful time at the Memphis Zoo. I will refer to the entire stay as a visit to the zoo. We had our traveling zoo. Brian has his own personal zoo (and rehab facility). And then, of course, there just weren't enough animals, so we had to go to the Zoo Zoo!
Brian and Laura were great hosts. They entertained us, feed us, and kept good company. We let them cuddle with Tetra and the other critters in return. They have a wonderfully large fenced in back yard. We were able to park there, with electric, and let the dog and cat roam free most of the time. When we went away for the day, they let Jack and/or Douglas stay in the catio. Douglas loved it.
Matt and I harangued Brian about eating healthy, and I made some reference to the planet, how we are all connected, our actions affect the rest of the world... etc. I can go on, but this is the travel blog. Let's just say, B is thinking about his consumption, and I was IMPRESSED that he was collecting his mountain dew bottles to see how much plastic waste he produced. He said he may make some changes after that.
For those of you who think that plastic is recyclable - think again. There are a lot of articles out there. Just do a search. And the "green fence" is certainly a barrier to recycling, but what about the shipping of our waste all the way over the pacific ocean??? Is it really making any progress if your wasting fuel and resources? And I hope you're all familiar with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... Alright, enough of this banter... but consider this... challenge yourself to do something different. Change one part of your lifestyle and see what happens.
Back to Memphis -- in addition the the zoo, we went to B's work, Sun Studios and Brian's spooky front yard -- which was absolutely and totally spooky!
I think you must read, or listen to, The Castle, by Franz Kafka
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