Also, the wikipedia article on flamingos is not that great as far as I'm concerned.

Another tasty tidbit from the Running Blogfather (you've been giving some good stuff lately, I'm gonna have to increase your consultant fee - multiply what I give you now by 10).

Anyway, I don't even have anything to say...I don't know where the picture came from, I don't know what's going on, but I do know that those are tree sloths anteaters in cardigans and I do know it kind of freaks me out.

Whilst you fritter away your hours searching for ways to make your improve your life and the life of those around you, there are others who seek to undermine all your create.

People who create clothing for animals.

There is no escape from this place

We are, all of us, the damned.

According to the preview of this weekend's Big West conference weekend series between UC RIverside and Cal State Northridge -- bitter rivals back in the D2 CCAA -- the latest set of Strength of Schedule ratings at Boydsworld.com has UC Riverside’s schedule ranked as the toughest in all of Division I College Baseball. (I looked and couldn't find it at www.boydsworld.com-PW)

From the UCR release: The Highlanders rank ahead of defending national champion Oregon State and current PAC-10 leader Stanford. UCR has played #5 UC Irvine three times, #8 Nebraska four times this season, #21 San Diego twice, #22 Cal State Fullerton and #25 Long Beach State three times. UCR plays #5 UC Irvine once more for a non-conference match-up on May 6th.

That said, they're well under .500 this season overall, and have their hands full in a Big West conference race that looks to be an all-out dogfight. They currently are tied for 4th with No. 25 Long Beach State.

The Highlanders have retained their propensity to swing above their weight when they play the heavy programs. To wit, they've won weekend series against two top-ten teams -- UC Irvine when they were No. 5, just last weekend, and Long Beach State, while they occupied the No. 9 slot earlier in the season. They don't have the consistency of last year's Big West-winning squad, but if they can turn some of the experience they've gained playing the toughest schedule in the land into a second-half surge and sneak into the rankings, they could well find a spot in a regional.

Ace sophomore stopper Joe Kelly is back in the bull pen for Doug Smith, and proved stone-cold in the 9th inning during Sunday's rubber game win over UCI at Anteater Field -- another bit of mo' upon which the Highlanders can build.

What should appear, but Pua! A mildly creepy image for marital rape, i guess--but almost fitting.  I imagine being violated by an anteater would be slightly unsettling.

Once UCR established its competitiveness with the likes of Long Beach State and Cal Poly, Pub Wisdom previously called out UCI as next in the crosshairs in the Highlanders' journey north, both in the standings and in respect from conference opponents. Well, check that one off the list, as the Jim Wooldridge-led Highlanders gave our old friend Pat Douglass fits that no doubt stirred memories for him of the classic UCR-Cal State Bakersfield wars the two teams fought for dominance back in the Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association days. I love this excerpt from the Daily Pilot's coverage:

The Highlanders remain tied with Long Beach State at second-bottom in the Big West but on pace to qualify for the conference tournament. UC Davis would stay home, excluded from the 8-team tournament, if the season ended today.

I mean, I'm really down to learn about anteaters. But, yeah, I can't help but wonder if this is based off of someone's real life. At least with Jane Goodall, the apes could learn sign language.

Ah, the magic of nature.

This is the season we'll look back on, the season when the present showed glimmers of the future. The season when UC Riverside basketball players began to carry themselves a little differently. The season they began to believe. On the surface, the Highlanders' overall record to date -- 5-15 -- is nothing to shout about.

But delve beneath, to the nether regions, and you start to see what I'm talkin' about. No quit. Tight D. Tough rebounding. Patience on O. It's all there. First-year coach Jim Wooldridge -- his last head coaching job was in the Big 12 at Kansas State -- has his team working and believing.

And on Saturday, on national -- er, regional -- TV, the Highlanders took that symbolic first step out of the Big West cellar by outplaying Cal Poly SLO for a 62-58 win in front of a season-high 1,012 at the Student Rec Center at UCR.

We know misery loves company, but tell first-to-worst Long Beeatch State -- now alone in the cellar -- that we had to bone out, split, vamoose. UCR and LBSU had been chummy down at the bottom of the table for the past few weeks, both teams clinging to a single conference victory. But while the Highlanders were giving Cal Poly the business, the 49ers were suffering a home loss in the Walter Pyramid to the UCI Eaters.

First they beat LBSU. Now they've beaten Cal Poly. Logically, next in the cross hairs should be UCI, an admitted step up the Big West food chain. But UCR had UCI scared at home last week. In fact, UCR has been more competitive across the board this season, hanging with USC and Texas Tech, playing Big West preseason favorite UCSB tough on the road in their last game, and generally staying in games. UCR's only blowout losses have come at the hands of Gonzaga and Minnesota.

On Saturday, with Prime Ticket commentators Michael Cage and Paul Sunderland quickly on the bandwagon, UCR calmly hammered out a 12-point halftime lead with the consummate veteran Larry Cunningham leading the way. Ball movement, patience on offense, rebounding at both ends of the court (UCR outrebounded the Stangs 41-27 in total), and a fortunate hot streak from behind the arc -- all these factors played a role.

And praise Jah for that hot first half, because UCR came out colder than the kegerator at the Fiji house in the second half, not settling down until the last 10 minutes or so. The Mustangs eventually cut the lead to two, but UCR sacked up and found its footing, ultimately grinding out the victory. It was a team effort, with four players in double figures. Cunningham, Cleavon Barlow, Jalonni Diggs (game-high 16 points), Severin Gates, Aaron Scott, Christian Soto, and others all played with heart, composure, and belief in their skills.

UCR is building confidence at the perfect part of the season, and their next game offers a chance to stay on a roll as they are on the road at Long Beach -- after 10 days rest. Big West foes: you're officially on notice as we look down the road to the conference tourney. A handful of wins at the Anaheim Convention Center, and the Highlanders are dancing.

Somewhere, legendary UCR coach John Masi is smiling. Well, probably not, actually. But even he has to recognize the progress. I don't think he'll smile until he sees the backside of Stan Morrison filling the doorframe on his way out. I witnessed first-hand the quality of Masi's program during the D2 golden era, and in Nate Carter and Vili Morton he had the foundation of dangerous team -- dangerous -- but it was not meant to be. I now can't help but look forward, with Stan, to the future with high hopes for Wooldridge.

Mark Pub Wisdom's words -- this is the season it all changed for the D1-era Highlanders. The end of the beginning.

Xenarthrans are almost as cool as cephalopods.

And, just in case you were wondering, here's a video that asks the burning question: is it pronounced slowth or slawth?

...concerning the subject of the legal note I am going to be researching tonight.  Sicko.

That should sufficiently explain my sentiments on this subject of bars at the moment.

I am in love with the anteaters, Pua and Stewie. I found their Flickr account, and am disturbingly cheery every time I look at them.

I stick by my prior statement that they are the best things in the world.

...concerning the subject of the legal note I am going to be researching tonight.  Sicko.

That should sufficiently explain my sentiments on this subject of bars at the moment.

I am in love with the anteaters, Pua and Stewie. I found their Flickr account, and am disturbingly cheery every time I look at them.

I stick by my prior statement that they are the best things in the world.

"Yes? Hello? Can I help you?"

University of Aberdeen

This is one of my favourite anteaters - strolling so nonchalantly through the woods. Brilliant.

BBC News, 13 August 2005