We Went to the Zoo

We waited until about one o’clock this afternoon to go to the zoo because if you’re not sweating, you’re not trying. We love the zoo. We love the whole pro-conservation thing. We love that Jacksonville has a really good zoo. But most of all we love the animals, especially the big cats. We were very lucky today because we saw one of the lions move. Lions don’t move much. Lions in captivity are like 400 pound house cats with half the motivation. The zoo was jam packed. It was more crowded than I’ve ever seen it, which is good for the zoo but bad for our enjoyment. LMJ harshed our gig a little bit too, although she’d say it was the other way around. She’s a zoo pro and knows exactly what she wants to see, so she moves as fast as she can without regard for her lack of size. I’m sure it’s just my perception but since she’s turned two she’s gotten ornery. She’s extremely independent, and her new favorite sentence is, “Self, have,” which means give me that. I want her to be independent but only when I want her to be independent. She can do it her own way, if it’s done just how I say. However, looking at some of the other young zoo goers, I shouldn’t be complaining. The animals were all too hot to be active so I spent a lot of time people watching. There were a lot of Muslims there today, and a bunch of Europeans, which is strange because I never see Muslims or Europeans out and about in Jacksonville. There was also a bunch of teenagers there. What kind of dork teenagers go to the zoo on Memorial Day? Why weren’t they at the beach getting drunk and pregnant? The zoo also seems to be the place for blatant miscegeny. What is the world coming to? Overall, everybody had a good time and if we’re lazy it may become a Memorial Day annual trip, but I doubt it. We’ll most likely be at the beach with the cool teenagers.