2 Magazines

May National Geographic had an incredible cover story about the nearly intact baby mammoth mummy found in Siberia. Wow, this was an amazing find, and the things scientists are learning from this body is equally amazing. Looking at the mammoth baby is an eerie experience. It looks like it just died, yet it is from ages past, at the early dawn of mankind. The other story that I loved was about leatherback sea turtles. These creatures, a species that was around in prehistoric times, are huge tanks of animals, that traverse a much larger area of the ocean than previously thought, gobbling up huge amounts of jelly fish in the cold Atlantic.

It reminds me of one vacation in Puerto Vallarta, and the hotel we stayed at participated in helping sea turtles, and we got to help in a release of hatchlings. It was a wonderful feeling, holding a little hatchling it the palm of your hand....its strong little flippers and stronger instincts already trying to propel it into the waves. I hope the leatherbacks which have survived so much can survive the age of reckless mankind too, because it seems that we may put them at the most risk.

Playboy in May had a great interview with author Chuck Palahniuk. He has written Fight Club and many other novels. Now i don't like his work myself, but his interview was fascinating, and while it may not be my cup of tea, the violence and gore, I understand why he does it, and where his writing comes from. Lisa Rinna, at 45, looks GOOD! She paid an ode to Mrs. Robinson of The Graduate in her pictorial. The 20 Questions section was with Zachery Quinto of Heroes and Star Trek (the new version), and he came off pretty arrogant and kinda a jerk. And some interesting commentaries in the Forum about sperm donors, and how they are losing their rights to be anonymous, even if that was the agreement when they donated. A bit scary. Good issue overall.