Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Friday, 2025.10.10 
If the United States is to gain the respect of world opinion, it first has to
demonstrate that it respects itself—its own institutions, its own way of
life, the political and social philosophy that is the basis of its institutions
and its way of life. Such a sense of self-respect and self-affirmation seems to
be a missing element in our foreign policy.

		Irving Kristol, The 'New Cold War,' July 17, 1975

2007.05.08

Animals Are Such…Animals!

Another case, via the Darwin Awards, of a human being surprised by the fact animals are not human:

(August 2006, Florida) A scuba diver was bitten on the lip when he attempted to kiss a nurse shark. The bite was a surprise to the diver, as he had already kissed hundreds of sharks. He explained, “You pick ’em up, rub their belly, scratch ’em, hug them, you might as well give ’em a smooch while you’re out there.”

Yes, I’m certain with over 450 million years of evolution behind them, sharks have a highly developed sense of “hug” and “smooch.” This particular shark probably and a momentary lapse into the evolutionary dark ages and confused “hug and smooch” with “slash and tear.” Oooops.

Keep at it, Diver Dan. I hear the really big sharks are just as cuddly as a bear.

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