This song makes me long for summer. Green leaves! Ahh what a concept, trees with leaves and air warm enough to expose bare skin.
Last October, I tuned into Coast to Coast AM's Halloween broadcast aptly named Ghost to Ghost. The whole show is focused on listener ghost stories. I know science relies heavily on evidence and paranormal investigations are often thought of as a form of pseudoscience. Trust me, I swear this story has a scientific hook!
One listener called in and told a tale so chilling it freaked me the hell out. This is my paraphrase (I'm going off memory here) and time most likely distorted some stuff.
Hallucination or not, while perusing the BBC, Sir Richard Branson, the filthy rich founder of Virgin Mobile, reminded me of this story. Since Branson is dripping with diamonds he plans to import lemurs on his Caribbean island. The goal is to let the lemurs roam free on his BVI isle Miskito. Problem? This idea is a double edged sword. Yes, Branson can pat himself on the back for attempts at lemur conservation, providing the troubled species with a new place to thrive, but how will other flora fare from the introduction of a potentially invasive species? Time will only tell. Read it here.
Whenever I read "Branson" I think of Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreaction saying "Braaaaandanowitz". Is this just me?
So listener calls (I'll call him Joe for the story's sake) in and begins by stating he attended his father's funeral a few years ago. The funeral went as funerals go and afterward Joe returned home. Joe's dad loved Latin and spent time studying at a monastery.
That night, an uneasiness swept over Joe as he peered outside his kitchen window as saw what looked like a lemur. "A lemur?" he thought, it can't be. Lemurs are only found on Madagascar and at your local zoo. With no zoo for miles, Joe did what any sensible American with internet access would do -- google 'lemur'. Joe uncovered that lemur is derived from the Latin word lemures, a culturally derived term used to describe the walking dead or restless spirit.
Hallucination or not, while perusing the BBC, Sir Richard Branson, the filthy rich founder of Virgin Mobile, reminded me of this story. Since Branson is dripping with diamonds he plans to import lemurs on his Caribbean island. The goal is to let the lemurs roam free on his BVI isle Miskito. Problem? This idea is a double edged sword. Yes, Branson can pat himself on the back for attempts at lemur conservation, providing the troubled species with a new place to thrive, but how will other flora fare from the introduction of a potentially invasive species? Time will only tell. Read it here.
Whenever I read "Branson" I think of Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreaction saying "Braaaaandanowitz". Is this just me?
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