tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post8275471664022618851..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: Wild about New Year's DayGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-70986878203322262192008-01-03T16:16:00.000+08:002008-01-03T16:16:00.000+08:00Alas, no one ever learns from history. I was total...Alas, no one ever learns from history. I was totally gobsmacked by the present Bush administration's ability to overlook the lessons of Vietnam when they went to invade Iraq - and that earlier disaster was within their living memory.<BR/><BR/>Golf and monkeys? Hmmm...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-11041845670152654962008-01-02T07:52:00.000+08:002008-01-02T07:52:00.000+08:00Do we ever learn from historical events where a bu...Do we ever learn from historical events where a burgeoning population density and the ravaging of natural resources leads to disaster?.<BR/><BR/>Two examples comes to mind:<BR/>Angkor Wat and Easter Island (Rapa Nui).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-16727312612190503782008-01-01T16:13:00.000+08:002008-01-01T16:13:00.000+08:00Ninja gecko coming through the walls, heh.I know t...Ninja gecko coming through the walls, heh.<BR/><BR/>I know the plight of the leaf monkey is no laughing matter, but when you mentioned he was heading for the golf course it put me in mind of a (human) yuppy party-goer heading for his early morning nine-hole round after a night out on the town (though the monkey probably has a better handicap against par).hrugaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621922879300266376noreply@blogger.com