Sorry this is not a running-related post, but I am sure you will forgive me - it's a weekend after all!
I am a Mac user, and one of the Widgets on my desktop is pamda-cam from the San Diego Zoo. I used to enjoy watching a panda eat bamboo, eat more bamboo and fall asleep - sounds like an idea life to me! About a month ago, however, the panda began staying inside all the time, never going out. This lasted for several weeks, and I became very concerned about a wellness of this panda. So I went to the San Diego Zoo Web site, and discovered that this Panda, named Bai Yun, had a baby on 3 August. Having learned all this, I looked closely for a baby. It took quite a while but I finally spotted it, but it looked just like a mouse! (The black and white screen did not help). Slowly but surely, however, it began to resemble a panda (well it is a baby panda after all). Also fascinating is the way Bai Yun the mother holds the baby panda - it is just like our mother cuddles her baby. So I am having a very good time following the baby panda growing up, and since nobody seems to be talking about it (I am sure they do in San Diego, but for the rest of us) I just thought I would spread the word. It really is a great sight. The Web site is here:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html
but if you are a Mac user like me, you can have it on your Widget:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/webcams/pandacam.html
Good weekend to you all, and also to the mother and baby pandas!
Today: 8 miles
This week: 60 miles
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