WILD KINGDOM: So after Noli Irritare Leones posted on the continuing vulture crisis, I dreamt about those wonderful carrion birds. I dreamt that a full-grown vulturiffic beastie made its way to a small tree outside the Chevy Chase Library. It ate another, smaller bird (which I’m not sure if they do?), and was then joined by an incredibly cute vulture chick, the Nermal to its Garfield. Awwww. (Admit it: You could have predicted that I would have a thing for vultures. I think they’re super cool.)

Other animals I like: wolves; squid, especially giant squid; crows (which convinced the priest who did my RCIA, a.k.a. “Special K,” that I needed an exorcisin’); cats of all sizes, from lion to tabby; birds of prey generally, owls and hawks (saw a hawk at Yale that had captured a squirrel! so exciting!) and whatnot.

Not so much: dolphins (think they’re better than us); dogs. My debating society has a theory that cats are the libertarian animal, dogs the traditionalist animal. I report, you decide….

mood: random, obviously.