Dwarf Sports ------ who knew?

The World Dwarf Games in the largest sporting event in history held exclusively for athletes with dwarfism. Its goal is to attract athletes with dwarfism from around the world to participate in sports that include basketball, soccer, track and field, volleyball, swimming, table tennis, badminton, floor hockey, boccia, archery, kurling, powerlifting and marksmanship.  Athletes of all ages and every level of ability will be encouraged to participate in team and individual sports and explore their own athletic abilities with others of similar stature. 

Faces of Otsi, The Ice Man

Reconstructions

Otsi is a well-preserved natural mummy of a 45 year man who lived about 3,300 BC probably in southern Europe.

The mummy, wearing sophisticated clothes, had several tattoos,  was found in September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps on the border between Austria and Italy. He is Europe's oldest natural human mummy and died from injuries received from an arrow wound.  His face has been reconstructed twice, with the 2011 employing new technology.

pileated woodpecker

Had me three of ’em red headed peckers in my backyard this am  fussing up a storm calling “yip yip yip yip yip yip yip” at one another. They’er said to be very rare birds????

Censorship

speaking of the Brazilian rain forest meet Crystal Ramsey

jpr: Early fall, well before the 1st semester began,  Crystal paid a visit to my office at the university. Memory recalls that she was just beginning her junior year.  We sat and talked of fellow students, past classes, and her ensuing course schedule. I said, "Crystal you look quite pale and thin. Have you been sick recently?"

She began her tale of recently returning from  vacation in the Amazon where she had been lost for a week in the jungle (rain forest.). During this time she repeatedly wanted to commit suicide but her companion refused to give her his pen knife for such. No water and half a box of tic-tacs where their only provisions. The bugs bit them day and night!

She was a solid hard working student. After graduation, she moved to California.

http://old.post-gazette.com/World/20020902amazon0902p2.asp

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

The longest word (45 lettters) in the english language....better known as Black Lung Disease.

Perhaps proving that brevity can be a healthy habit?

My only worry is that Mikey may contract this dreaded word halfway through reading it....Oh is he ill!!!

neanderthal brain scan

jpr: I am doing a bit better than this guy