Aesop's fable...something to think about.

Here is an interesting article I came across written by MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer Malcolm Ritter, Ap Science Writer – Thu Aug 6, 12:06 pm ET. Hope you enjoy.

NEW YORK – From the goose that laid the golden egg to the race between the tortoise and the hare, Aesop's fables are known for teaching moral lessons rather than literally being true. But a new study says at least one such tale might really have happened. It's the fable about a thirsty crow. The bird comes across a pitcher with the water level too low for him to reach. The crow raises the water level by dropping stones into the pitcher. (Moral: Little by little does the trick, or in other retellings, necessity is the mother of invention.)

Now, scientists report that some relatives of crows called rooks used the same stone-dropping strategy to get at a floating worm. Results of experiments with three birds were published online Thursday by the journal Current Biology. Rooks, like crows, had already been shown to use tools in previous experiments. Christopher Bird of Cambridge University and a colleague exposed the rooks to a 6-inch-tall clear plastic tube containing water, with a worm on its surface. The birds used the stone-dropping trick spontaneously and appeared to estimate how many stones they would need. They learned quickly that larger stones work better.

In an accompanying commentary, Alex Taylor and Russell Gray of the University of Auckland in New Zealand noted that in an earlier experiment, the same birds had dropped a single stone into a tube to get food released at the bottom. So maybe they were just following that strategy again when they saw the tube in the new experiment, the scientists suggested. But Bird's paper argued there's more to it: The rooks dropped multiple stones rather than just one before reaching for the worm, and they reached for it at the top of the tube rather than checking the bottom. The researchers also said Aesop's crow might have actually been a rook, since both kinds of birds were called crows in the past.

How about that.....the moral of this story? If there is a will, there is a way.

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The 80's decade.

Across my travels lately, I have been seeing many reminders that take me back in time to the 80's era. I have been hearing music on the radio (like 80's weekend and 80's day) and even some of the music channels on the tele have been running specials on the 80's. For those of you who are to young to remember the 80's, to bad for you. It was a mystical, magical time. It was a decade for transformation, evolution and revolution. The music....absolutely timeless.

We left the 70's behind with the disco, psychedelic era and moved into a time where metal, techno, trans-gender, rap and women had their say and made their stand. It was a time where MTV (music television) was born. It was a controversial time and an awakening of sorts. Everything was touched on and sang about from politics to drugs, abuse to heartache. People would speak their minds/views and take stands.

Bruce Springsteen sang about being Born in the USA, a song about a veteran(s), U2 sang about Pride-in the Name of Love (MLK, Jr.), Aerosmith sang about Janey having a gun, which was the story about a girl being abused by her father, Pat Benatar sang of how Hell is for Children. The 80's brought about awareness. Awareness of many subjects. You had The Clash singing about London calling, Soft Cell singing about a Tainted Love, and Phil Collins singing about It Being in the Air Tonight. There was this place called the Love Shack (B-52s), just a little ol place where we could get together, Devo sang about how to Whip It and Toni Basil sang about Niki. Every subject was touched upon in the 80's. It was just amazing. The Beasty Boys sang about how to Fight for Your Right to Party and Twisted Sister sang about how We’re Not Going to Take It. While others like John Cougar sang a little diddy about Jack and Diane and Bon Jovi sang about Tommy and Gina. These songs were all immensely popular and struck cords with many. We were coming of age, we were heightened, we were on a roll. Even Night Ranger got into it and had their say with Sister Christian, a song about a girl coming of age and growing up (one of the band member’s sister).

The big hair bands surfaced and made it cool to have long hair, have a pieced ear and wear eyeliner. The rock groups who were so popular showed their softer side with love ballads. Foreigner came out with I Want to Know What Love Is and Poison had Every Rose has its Thorn. Even Journey got into the picture and ruled with their amazing ballads on the airwaves. Steve’s voice - simply incredible and powerful the way he’d belt words out. It just goes to show that no one is exempt from heartache. No matter what mood you were in, what was troubling you, who you were missing or crying over, or what you were into during that time, there was a song for it. Rick James sang about Mary Jane (and for you youngsters, no, mary janes weren’t shoes or candy). Def Leppard was on the airwaves with Pour Some Sugar on Me and AC/DC was singing of how they enjoyed being Shook all Night Long, oh, and Bad Company sang about how they Feel like Making Love. And speaking of amazing bands, there was Judas Priest and Queen, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Motley Crue, the Cure, the Cult, the Fixx, INXS, ELO and Depeche Mode. Freddy Mercury was amazing. His voice could transport you away and always caught your attention when he was on the radio singing. You had all kinds of collaborations, like David Bowie and Queen teaming up for a song, you had Run DMC and Aerosmith teaming up for a song. It was a fantastic time for creativity, changes, and chances. Run DMC and Salt N Pepa paved the way for the rap era. The Beasty Boys made it okay to be white and rap. They are the pioneers that helped to open doors and airwaves and bring attention to all types of subjects and music styles also. Salt N Pepa made it okay to be ladies in a ‘so called’ man’s world and proved they were tough enough to stand up for themselves, their fan following and pave the way for future women to come in the following years.

Seriously, every subject was touched on and sang about. Here is another example that you don’t hear about everyday, Rick Springfield sang about Jessie’s Girl, Prince sang about a Little Red Corvette, The Cars sang about My Best Friends Girl and Gary Newman sang about Cars. At one time or another, guys are always interested in cars and having the best ride. It’s just a guy thing. Not to mention, one buddy always had a girlfriend that was fun and cool to be around, not to mention, pleasing to look at or built like a brick house. The thought came across many guys, what if she liked me instead of him, what would it be like to make out with so and so or why can’t she look at me like she looks at him. It was a fact of life and it was sang about.

Then, there were the girls (ladies). They came out of the woodwork in the 80's. You had Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, The GoGo’s, The Bangles, Bananarama, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston and Madonna ruling the airways. Every subject again, was touched on. The GoGo’s sang about Our Lips are Sealed, the Bangles sang about Walking like an Egyptian, Bananarama sang about the Cruel Summer, Cyndi sang of how Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Whitney wanted to know How will I know? Oh, and Pat sang of Love being a Battlefield, Joan sang about how she Loves Rock and Roll, Paula Abdul was singing about Straight Up and Chaka Chan was belting out on the airwaves with her own unique style and message. Talk about transforming! It really was a magical time with so much uniqueness.

This was also the time of sexual transformation. Example, it was okay for men to wear eye liner, have longer hair than the girls and have an earring. Yet, then you also had very popular men like Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Elton John and Freddy Mercury from Queen who were gay. You had Boy George and Pete (Pete’s last name escapes me at this moment, as does the name of the song he sang) who could apply make up better than most of the girls I knew at the time, including myself. Plus, they were way prettier too! You had Kiss, David Bowie and Alice Cooper who had their own sense of style and dynamics (oh and Ozzy, too, fits in this category) and their antics made it like going to a theatrical show when you would catch them in concert. Oh my, and I can’t forget Billy Idol, with that amazing snarl! He enjoyed how Hot in the City it was, letting out a Rebel Yell all while Dancing with Myself.

You had Led Zeppelin, who were Gods during that time and you had Metallica, who were kings of the underground. Yes, the only way (back then) to obtain a Metallica cassette (CD’s weren’t invented yet) was to boot leg it or get through underground connections. Then we would party and head bang all night. You also had the one hit wonders. Most of the time, these were bands from another country, who were incredibly popular in their country but never quite got the following here in the States. But all the same, they did score a hit and even now, when you hear it, you still enjoy it, sing it and transform back in time.

Then, you had the ones that dominated and changed history.....Madonna and Michael Jackson. Talk about ground breakers, these two had cult followings. They changed everything. People dressed like them, wanted to dance like them, would buy every record that was released by them. Both would transform themselves and re-invent themselves in many aspects. They ruled the airwaves and made videos that would stop people in their tracks to watch. They were controversial - the seekers and changers, the movers and shakers. Michael stopped people and made them gasp with the moon walk and made it cool to wear a glove. He sang about gangs in Beat It, PYT’s (pretty young things) and Billy Jean, who was just a girl that said he was one but the kid was not his son. Michael later went on to change the world with Man in the Mirror and We are the World. His views and dreams were strong. Meanwhile, Madonna sang of being Like a Virgin, and brought awareness to teenage pregnancy which was a popular occurrence with Papa Don’t Preach and being a Material Girl who likes it when you can Express Yourself. She made people take notice with her video’s - Like a Prayer caused a lot of heat and she was not afraid to express herself or her views, example the Exotica release and tour. So cheers and kudos to the 80's. I feel very lucky to have been alive and to have experienced it. It goes to show just how far we have come and evolved.

Yes, I realize I have left many worth mentioning out from this blog and I do apologize if I have incorrectly spelled names.

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