Doc: "I heard the explosion was the work of a stalker who has been warned to stay
away multiple times for harassment. Apparently, he just couldn't leave the provolone."
* i'll go sit over here now *
This praying mantis, perfectly preserved in a piece of pristine amber, is
estimated to be between 23 million to 33.9 million years old. It was found
in the Dominican Republic and sold at auction for $6000 in 2016 (which
I think is rather low. I would have paid more for it. But then, I'm a nerd
about such things). Pictures are from Heritage Auctions.
Here's a nice overhead shot of San Francisco, facing East, looking right down on Golden
Gate Park. We're a little over an hour north of SF so we're pretty familiar with the
territory. At the top of the photo is the Bay Bridge heading over to Oakland.
The spot I've got an arrow pointing at is Kezar Stadium, original home for the Oakland
Raiders and San Francisco 49ers back in 1960. The Raiders only used it briefly but
the 49ers went on to use it till 1970.
I saw Lee Michaels, The Tubes and Led Zeppelin
there in 1973. I was 16 and rode the bus down and back by myself. How many
parents would let they're teens do that these days? Different times, indeed.