Not everywhere. My local park fought like crazy to get one that was within the lawyers’ tolerance for new playground construction, and won. Even after a kid got a finger stuck in the thing, they managed to keep it in the park. And before you ask… No. I have NO idea how one kid got one finger stuck in the Merry Go Round in the five years it’s been there now.
We always bought diapers in the same sized boxes. And I saved the boxes. And I taped them up and stacked them neatly until the kids were old enough to realize… you could build a castle out of the boxes. It was pretty good!
A single cat will go after any dang thing it thinks it can cow, frighten, eat, beat up, or sharpen its claws on. Dogs, on the other hand, might be startled by butterflies, or try to chase deer into a kill box. Depends on what day it is, which way the wind’s blowing, whether they’ve ever been stung or kicked before… and who they’re trying to impress. People, though… Yeah, all that’s true of most people, too.
Yep. I think I remember that it was discovered at Percival Lowell observatory- Lowell being the one who predicted that there was another planet to be found, and once one was spotted, they liked the name Pluto because it started with Percival Lowell’s initials PL.
I’m always very surprised when people don’t talk about WHY Pluto was reduced from planetary status. I was being regaled one time by a guy who was seriously ticked off that “THEY would just decide to demote it” … until I explained about the Ecliptic plane and relative orbits. He decided then that he’d “think about it.” Fact is… Pluto’s weird, and it doesn’t do what other planets do nor where they do it, and it’s not significantly bigger than some other junk out in the far reaches of the solar system. …Then, you find out why they called it a planet to begin with… Aaaaand it’s kinda over.
I have set up to draw dog caricatures at events in the local park. There are dog costume contests. Some of the dogs are not best pleased. Of course, others feel that being dressed as fortune tellers with a tiny turban on their heads is their obvious due and are very proud to be the center of attention. They can’t foretell the future for beans, though, turbans notwithstanding.
Not everywhere. My local park fought like crazy to get one that was within the lawyers’ tolerance for new playground construction, and won. Even after a kid got a finger stuck in the thing, they managed to keep it in the park. And before you ask… No. I have NO idea how one kid got one finger stuck in the Merry Go Round in the five years it’s been there now.