DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You and we thank You for making the world so intricately beautiful that we can know You just by looking at what You have created. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS: I was thinking yesterday how God must have been in a funny mood when He decided to put a duck’s bill on a beaver’s body. Today, in my Facebook feed, I learned just how totally, over-the-top weird His mood really was!
The duck-billed platypus, a native of Australia, has fur that glows under ultraviolet light, a trait shared among mammals with only the Virginia Opossum and New World Flying Squirrel. Where most mammals have only one X and one Y chromosome, this bizarre, Darwin-defying mammal has five X and five Y chromosomes each. It also
- lays eggs, like a bird;
- has webbed feet, like an otter;
- hunts by electrolocation, like a shark;
- has no stomach, a trait shared with the spiny anteater; and,
- has eyes equipped with double cones, which is common in birds, but almost unheard of in mammals.
The females have no teats, but rather secrete milk through special pores in the skin; the young lap, known as “puggles” lap it off their mama’s fur. The only other mammal to lack teats are spiny anteaters.
And finally, duck-billed platypus males are the only confirmed living animal of any kind to have venomous spurs on their hind feet. These are primarily used for male-male competition during mating season, but the toxin in the venom is capable of causing tremendous pain to humans.
LEAF SHEEP: Yesterday, I was marveling at how the duck-billed platypus demonstrates God’s immense creativity and whacky sense of humor. Today, I see this in my Facebook feed. – The Leaf Sheep is a sea slug that can do photosynthesis! No bigger than a grain of rice, it sports green leaf-like flaps covered in chloroplasts stolen from the algae it eats. The chloroplasts allow it to convert sunlight into energy, making it one of the very few animals in the world capable of photosynthesis. AND it looks like Shawn the Sheep dressed up as an artichoke for Halloween! LOLOL
LIFE: Do not skip this one!!! CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/750307747619302 … big “happy tears” tissue alert!!! – In other news, Oklahoma’s Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order halting public funds to any individual or agency affiliated with abortion providers. This follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision which affirmed states have the right to decide which providers can take part in their Medicaid programs, including the right to block providers connected to abortion services.
MARY POPPINS meets JAMES BOND: I saw a movie like this once. I thought the concept was fiction, but it’s real. Norland College in Bath, England, trains elite nannies to work for high-profile, wealthy families. In addition to earn Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and care, Norland’s nannies are also trained in self defense, evasive driving and cybersecurity. The four year curriculum includes keeping kiddies safe from everything from paparazzi to kidnappers, sparring while holding a baby, and fending off attackers while managing children in strollers or on foot. Norland’s nannies also cook, do infant massage, and earn impressive six-figure salaries.
- https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-nannies-elite-training-self-defense-childcare-norland-college-2023-1
- https://www.norland.ac.uk/beyond-the-curriculum/
MEDIA: The Slime Stream Media made this little boy’s gaunt frame front page, top of the fold news, because it allegedly proved how heartless Israel is. Babies Are Starving! Except the boy, while desperately ill as a result of a serious genetic disorder, is not NOT starving. Other photos of him show that his mother and his 3 year old brother are well fed. The Slimers didn’t care. Hating on Israel is one of the Left’s pet causes, so truth be damned.
- https://x.com/mishtal/status/1949363288908734605
- https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/hunger-or-disease-whats-the-truth-behind-the-viral-image-of-starving-child-from-gaza-13914911.html
SOCIAL SECURITY: [8:27] – FIVE minute wait times on phone calls?! Wow!!!
GRAMMY NOTES: I was watching an old episode of Diagnosis: Murder called “Drill for Death” and kept seeing actors from MASH. I thought I’d try to stump Grok and ask how many there were. It took about 4 seconds to get the answer. Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman from the MASH movie, plus Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, and William Christopher from the MAS*H TV series. 🙂
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1367612238275236 to see the Border Patrol’s take on the “great jeans” ad. LOL!!
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZqXsveckYMc to see Wendy’s Drive Thru, Dad style. LOL
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Love the leaf sheep — it really does look like Shaun!
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