Today is the 19th anniversary of Jim and me meeting. I was working in Detroit as a consultant in the wireless telecommunications industry. My client flew me home to San Diego every other week, and Memorial Day weekend in 1994 was my second trip home that May. I took two days of PTO (paid time off) so I could come home Wednesday night and go to the Men’s Coming Out Support Group at the Gay & Lesbian Center of San Diego, which is where Jim and I met. Imagine what might not have happened if I had not used those two days of PTO!
Jim and I are going to Pasadena today, mainly to visit the Norton Simon Museum but I’m sure we’ll also get to the Rose Bowl, Pasadena City Hall, and the Pasadena Railroad Station. I was last at the Rose Bowl in 1978. That’s when I found out that it had 77 rows of seats, a great number since I was Class of ’77 at Texas A&M University (Aggies will understand that).
My neighbors across the street are going to keep an eye on our place while we’re gone, as well as come in a couple of times to check on Zoey the Cool Cat. Sure, Zoey the Cool Cat will miss us, but she’ll get over it as soon as I get back and give her food and tummy rubs, and let her sleep on me.
I won’t be able to make it to the San Diego Zoo today, so I’ll let y’all go for me. Have fun!
Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
The largest of all the kangaroos
and the largest mammal native to Australia.
Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
The tallest land mammal
Sleeping mama Jaguar (Panthera onca)
The largest feline in the Western hemisphere.
This one has two cubs that are each a year old.
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
How come all these animals are sleeping?
Must be nice to sleep all day.
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
The largest North American land bird.
Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Camel poop makes great fertilizer and fuel!
(Again with the sleeping animals!)
Mexican Fireleg Tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Gets to six inches in size and
flicks barbed bristles (called urticating hairs) when irritated.
Sleeping(!) Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Guanaco spit when threatened.
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Mama and two little ones.
The largest rodent in the world.
Eating Jaguar
This is one of the cubs from mommy above.
Female African Lion (Panthera leo)
Sleeping. Duh.
Second-largest living cat; tigers are bigger.
Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Nickname is “skunk wolf” because its mane has a distinctive odor.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Sleeping, of course.
The polar bear was the mascot of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
The End
I’m Zoey the Cool Cat,
and I approve this post.
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Great pics again there Russel and congratulations on your anniversary.
Cheers
Laurie
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Thanks! Hope you’re having a great weekend.
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Happy Anniversary and have a great weekend.
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Happy anniversary and thanks for the photos!
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Happy anniversary Russel & Jim! And thank you for the delightful gallery 🙂
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19 years! Congratulations! Enjoy your anniversary weekend! ♥
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Happy 19th anniversary to you and Jim, Russel!
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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary. 🙂
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Happy anniversary and enjoy your time away
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Congrats!!!
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Happy Anniversary and Enjoy your day . .:)
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Congratulations
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Happy Anniversary ! 😛
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Congratulations. 19 years is a substantial time to spend with another person. You must be doing something right.
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Perhaps, but I haven’t a clue what it might be………lol
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Happy Anniversary and Many More!
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Happy Anniversary to the both of you! And big, huge hugs! – B
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Happy anniversary!!!! Great zoo shots. Loved that last one best of all!
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Congratulations!! Happy Anniversary, have a lovely weekend!
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hello, sir Russel… those animals look young and adorable… happy anniversary! 🙂 take care in your trips… 🙂
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Great pix … great story … safe travels and enjoy!
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Happy anniversary. Have fun!
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Nice collection of photos! Happy anniversary, as well.
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My mother always said some things are meant to be and obviously meeting Jim was one of those things.
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Happy anniversary to you and Jim! May you have many more fun-filled years together.
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Happy Anniversary!!
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Happy Anniversary to you both!
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Happy anniversary xxx
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Happy anniversary to you both! Norton Simon is one of my favorite museums. Have a great museum visit!
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Happy 19th Anniversary Russel. Hope you had a wonderful day 🙂
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Belated Happy Anniversary!
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Congratulations! So happy for you both! My own anniversary with my boyfriend is coming up this Saturday. 🙂
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Happy anniversary, Jennifer!
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Happy Anniversary to you both! Sounds like a fab trip, have fun!
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Happy Anniversary!!
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Happy anniversary. Enjoy.
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Happy anniversary you guys! 19 years, that’s amazing 😀
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Happy anniversary… hope you guys had a blast 🙂
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L.A. can be a lot of fun if one plans one’s trip. Otherwise, with the traffic they have, it can be a real downer.
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I hear you… thats why I go there about every 2-3months, usually thats when I forget how bad the traffic is and I go there. On the way back I always tell myself this is the last time. This has been going on for ~ 5 years now 🙂
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This might have been my last visit by car. I had no idea until National Train Day on May 11 just how extensive the L.A. Metro is. It goes everywhere that I go except for Santa Monica and UCLA, but they are building to those two places. I think I saw where they will be going to Santa Monica by 2016.
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happy 19th anniversary!
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Happy 19th. The same da my partner and I celebrated 14 yrs of living together.
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Congratulations on your anniversary 😀 …. Great pictures also, so close and so clear. I love that! Now I know that my dog slays down/sleeps like a Polar bear…LOL…. Have a great weekend! 😀
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Or maybe the polar bear sleeps like your dog!……….lol
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LOL… true 😀
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I’m late! Love the pics thought!
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Awesome!
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I love cats. They like to pretend they are so independent, but they need human hands to give them their belly rubs.
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happy Anniversary to you both and what fantastic pictures!
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Happy anniversary 🙂
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Thank you dear lady!
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Excellent shots. Pity the meerkat was so dozy!
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