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I just was not that impressed with the one in Hartsdale. It wasn't bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You need to try some of the places in Manhattan then. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry to hear. Will hope for the best.

I wasn't a fan. Too bitter for my taste.

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Here ya go. It's almost comical. http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/feb/02/zookeepers-conduct-escaped-zebra-emergency-drill-in-tokyo-video

I can't remember what zoo it was but it was in like Japan or Singapore or something like that where they routinely run simulated drills for when a dangerous animal escapes. They have some dude dressed in a ridiculous lion costume run around the park.

I've read some reports that it took the kids several minutes to make it through the obstacles before he was able to enter the gorilla pen. The mother was busy trying to take the perfect selfie at the time. Multiple witnesses said that the kid was hammering about entering the gorilla pen for several minutes but yes, kids do say the darnedest things. Those witnesses also said they watch the kid struggle for several minutes to enter the pen. Several problems here if all of this is true. #1. I understand when you take your eyes off of your kid for a split second, they can get into trouble. But to take your eyes off of your kid for several minutes? Forget that you're near a dangerous animal, what about the large crowd of people? You're not afraid of your kid wandering off with some stranger? #2. If all these people saw a 4 year old scaling a fence and crawling through thick bushes, after they had heard him say he was going to go into the gorilla pen, no one said anything or tried to do something. It's a total breakdown of society. Lastly, I do honestly think the gorilla was trying to protect the kid but also, having never handled one, did not know how fragile there are. He was probably threatened when the crowd start yelling more violent than what he was use to. All the dragging he did with the kid was to eventually find a quieter corner which he settled into. I think an innocent gorilla was killed. I think the zoo did the right thing for killing it. I think this whole tragic event could have been avoided if the mother would have paid more attention to her child. I have a paid family membership to the Bronx Zoo so I take my son there several times a year since all my visits are free after my annual payment. The Kodiak Bear and Polar Bear exhibit is setup the same way. A wooden post fence, a think strip of bushes, and a moat separates the bears from the audience. I have a firm grip of my son's hand at all times in that area. Even in the children's petting zoo area, I'm still no more than an arms reach from him. Not just for his safety but also just in case he grabs a chicken a little too violently so I'm also doing so for the animals sake.

The irony is that we choose to forget D-Day but we choose to immortalize a guy who got lost, stumbled onto the West Indies then proceeded to rape and pillage the locals. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I'm a Giants fan so it'll only sour the flavor for several years but then when I least expect it, it'll make everything taste great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's looks and sounds good. Must try. Problem is I'm not seeing a lot of these beers. I guess I need to get out and explore more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Not afraid but nothing makes you do a crazy hypnotic dance in the woods like walking pass an invisible thread and feeling it stick to your face.

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By the Cloisters in northern Manhattan. I've been walking through there for a few years now and this is the first time I've seen them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

To get into the island of Manhattan, you have to cross a major bridge of a minimum of 4 lanes. I can see a coyote running across the length of it in the middle of the night. I didn't think woodchucks would do it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How did they get here? No idea but I saw at least 8 or 9 of them (2 adults, the rest were pups) in a 100 yard stretch. People were walking their dogs and children were playing less than 10 yards of them and most didn't even notice them.

You can get a girlfriend for $25? Man, I've been doing it all wrong my whole life.

Awesome! Obviously not the healthiest thing in the world but everything surprisingly complemented each other. The donut by itself would have been way too sweet but the spice from the kimchi, saltiness from the bacon, and the savory brisket bought it down and balanced it out. If you would have added too much of any one of those items, it would have thrown it off but it was just the right amount of everything to keep it perfectly balanced. http://www.kimchismoke.com/#!menu/c24tf

Not really dinner but I need to post this crazy invention. This is a beef brisket with kimchi, maple donut sandwich sprinkled with bacon. (FYI: Kimchi is Korean spicy pickled cabbage) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk