Lone Locust Productions

Day: April 13, 2006

  • Leonardo!

    I was perusing the archives of New Scientist Magazine when I ran across an older article that I can’t believe I’d missed.

    It’s the tale of Leonardo, the 77 million year old brachylophosaurus (hadrosaur) discovered in 2000. The really amazing thing about Leonardo is that he fossilized in a mummified state, meaning that 90% of his soft tissue was preserved.

    The specimen is so well preserved that his beak, nails, musculature and even his stomach contents were preserved for study. It was an amazing find, and I can’t believe I never heard this one.

    Anyway, he can apparently be seen at Judith River Dinosaur Foundation in Montana, and you can read about him here too, or buy a DVD.

    Better than reading about him, you can also go on a real dig and learn to use a toothbrush the way a paleontologist does.

    Maybe this summer I’ll let my wife and kids go to Taiwan for 5 days while I go to Montana!

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  • Mail Order Pizza??

    While researching that previous answer, I chanced upon this little gem:

    Giordano’s sells mail order pizza – presumably for those lost Chicago souls desperate for their favorite taste of home. Despite the fact that they won’t ship a meat pizza, I’m really tempted to try this.

    It can’t be any good, it’s impossible to reheat a pizza and achieve the flavor and subtlety of the original… but still, just to say I did… I might.

    Stay Tuned

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  • Chicago Pizza?

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    I got this question on my flickr page:

    Gridman, I’ll be going to Chicago in a few weeks. Any recommendations for “best” pizza in town?

    My reply:

    Sadly, I’ve not had the opportunity to rate pizza in Chicago. I passed through there once when I was a few months old, but have managed to miss it since then.

    I’ve been told by a couple old-time Chicago residents that Pizzeria Uno and it’s sister Pizzeria Due are some of the best local pizza. Pizzeria Uno opened a branch here in AZ, but I’m told it just isn’t the same as the original.

    Other ones that I’ve heard of are Aurelio’s and Giordano’s.

    Those would probably be the three I’d start with if I ever hit town. I believe they are all Chicago style.

    Of those, I’d probably try Giordano’s first, based on what I’ve heard (which isn’t much.)

    Anyone in Chicago like to make a recommendation?

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