Day 5011: Texas Steakhouse Adventure & TBT & The Nine-banded Armadillo..

"Lauryn": photo, watercolor, collage, digital.

                                                                       

  

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Only 103' Tuesday in beautiful Henderson, but nice and cool inside. GH#1, Jordan is studying for is final, national Paramedic exam Wednesday, and I was on my lap top too. I had requisitioned Tuesday evening to go to thier favorite steakhouse, Grandma's treat, and so at 7pm we were there.

It's unusual that Grandma gets to treat, but I insisted.

And I can't tell you how many laughs we had over this poor unusual, mis-shaped peanut. Appetizers included potato skins with cheese and bacon, a delicious first for this Grandma. We all had steaks, salads, yummy rolls, loaded baked potatoes or sweet potatoes. A great meal, but Lord, please don't ever let me eat that much at one meal again.

When we came home the two brothers again played sports on the tv. They played golf the longest, but also played tennis and badminton.

I am using the same photo from Monday night, because it looks the same. The games are noisy in themselves but add the two guys who are playing for the championship and it is really loud. Funny, but loud.

(WW & SM are still in Hawaii)

On to tomorrow ...

Demura Sensei's Costa Mesa Dojo Adult Class

2001

The nine-banded armadillo has one of the most unusual reproductive systems in the animal world. Instead of producing unrelated offspring in each birth, a single fertilized egg usually divides into four genetically identical young. These pups share the same DNA and are always the same sex, making identical quadruplets a normal part of the species’ reproduction rather than a rare event.

Another remarkable feature is delayed implantation. After mating, the embryo can pause development for a period of time before attaching to the uterus, allowing birth to occur under more favorable conditions.

Because the offspring are genetic copies, scientists have found nine-banded armadillos especially useful for studying how environment,

 

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Alpaca vs Llama,  here.

 

 

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