Mammal Mondays: We Are Not Amused

My high school biology teacher used to correct single students who used a plural pronoun to refer to themselves. It became one of the things I could rely on, like the snarling stuffed marmot in his spot on the shelf above the microscopes. The conversations went something like this: “Um, we don’t think it’s fair…

Mammal Mondays: A Stegosaurus Scandal

Okay, before folks start emailing to inform me that a stegosaurus is, in fact, a reptile and therefore does not technically qualify for Mammal Mondays, let me explain. The mammal involved here is my cat, Leroy, the drooly fellow who really is the dumb blonde of this house. Regular readers will remember Stanley, the giant…