The octopus book I'm reading continues to fascinate me. Did you know there is an octopus called the wunderpus photogenicus? There is. Really. I'm not making this up. Obviously somebody - a science person - did make it up, and clearly nobody pooh-poohed the suggestion. Which is awesome. Apparently it is considered a rather handsome octopus. You can judge for yourself here.
There are also numerous other flamboyantly named cephalopods - indeed, there is a creature called the flamboyant cuttlefish - but I'm not going to regale you in this post because I want to go and soak in the bath soon.
I bought another book today - The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestrianism by Geoff Nicholson. I'm a big fan of perambulation, but what sold the book to me was this sentence from the back cover:
Mr Nicholson relates his story with such brio and demented charm - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
Demented charm! Geoff Nicholson has written many books, including Flesh Guitar and Footsucker, which both seem to suggested he is a little demented.
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Loved the wunderpus. Looked him up and he was very 'photogenicus'. I immediately thought that I must make this part of a research project and creative writing for school - then remembered I have retired. Never mind. If you don't mind I will mention the wonderful wunderpus on my blog - and give you credit of course!
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