It seemed harmless at the time

I made a bet with some friends not too long ago that if Newt Gingrich won the Republican nomination I would cook and eat my pants. What I’m saying is I may soon be in the market for some pastry pants.

This is real. From 2007. It is also the high-water mark of American politics. I don’t know that it can ever get this good again.

This is real. From 2007. It is also the high-water mark of American politics. I don’t know that it can ever get this good again.

allcreatures: This recent picture from an observation camera at the Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, shows polar bear mother Vilma and her cub Anori in their litter den at the zoo. Anori was born on January 4, together with a sibling who died after a week. Anori’s father is Lars, who was also the father of Berlin’s famous deceased polar bear cub Knut. Picture: ZOO WUPPERTAL/AFP/Getty

allcreatures:

This recent picture from an observation camera at the Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, shows polar bear mother Vilma and her cub Anori in their litter den at the zoo. Anori was born on January 4, together with a sibling who died after a week. Anori’s father is Lars, who was also the father of Berlin’s famous deceased polar bear cub Knut. Picture: ZOO WUPPERTAL/AFP/Getty

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National Geographic Photography Contest winners. The Big Picture.

National Geographic Photography Contest winners. The Big Picture.

mabelmoments: Yantai, China: Huaao the giant panda climbs a tree at a zoo in Shandong province. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

mabelmoments:

Yantai, China: Huaao the giant panda climbs a tree at a zoo in Shandong province. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Guardian

Life in the America, but especially the American South - ah, I don’t miss it.

Life in the America, but especially the American South - ah, I don’t miss it.

World AIDS Day 2011, in Photos

Merry Christmas.

Linguist llama. So amazing.

Linguist llama. So amazing.