My California Academy of Sciences membership card in hand, I stopped for a Starbucks coffee.
I am logical. I live my life based on facts, with the understanding that we still don't know all there is to know. But I do know that I like proof. I believe in evolution and technology.
Where did the fish come from? How long has it been here? How much time do they have left?
Also, there is a reason insects are called "bugs" for they are creatures who bug our crops and our bodies.
And you may ask yourself: "Well, how did I get here?"
And, here is my argument on the possibility that Bigfoot does exist: "Okay, Ross, could you just open your mind, like, this much? Wasn't there
a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the Earth
was flat? And up until, what, like 50 years ago, you all thought the
atom was the smallest thing until you split it open and this whole mess
of crap came out. Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably
arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny, tiny possibility
that you could be wrong about this?"
And you may ask yourself: "Am I right, or am I wrong?"
A great museum, a great educational system, a great society, gets you to question everything. If we don't have the answers yet, that is what exploration and research are all about.
"There's far too much to take in here/More to find than can ever be found/But the sun rolling high/Through the sapphire sky/Keeps great and small on the endless round" -Circle of Life, Disney's The Lion King
Sending my love to Claude
At the Cal Academy, they have a replica of the
Rainforest. You can get up close with the natural life here, including a chance a butterfly or two may land on you. (Caution: If you have medical conditions, including lung/heart/neural) you may want to consult with a medical professional before entering. This exhibit mimics real conditions of the Amazon, and may exacerbate health problems for some individuals.
So many fun and interesting things to explore here.
I do love me a gemstone.
Wait... what? Build A BUG?!?! Definitely in an alternate dimension.
What? Oh, hell no. Hold up. Huh? Oh, okay.
Outside and on an upper level of the museum they have a place outside, on the top floor, where you can look at the immediate area. It is tranquil, so long as there aren't others to bother.
If you are in the San Francisco area, and you a re a science nerd, you can take a day to bask in the awesomeness that is fact and education.
