Category Archives: Our Primate Nature

Cheese and Chicken Bark

Posted on May 24, 2012 by liveoaklinda

I was standing in line at my favorite go-to market the other day & the fellow in front of me incredulously asked if I was “really going to eat” that (lovely) bucheron cheese I’d just placed on the checkout counter. Slightly (but … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage, Cousins, & Bonobos

Posted on May 16, 2012 by liveoaklinda

About a year ago I took a trip to San Diego to visit cousins – both the human & non-human primate kind.  First stop with cousin Roy after he met me at the airport: San Diego Zoo to visit the … Continue reading →

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What Is It About Meat??

Posted on April 28, 2012 by liveoaklinda

Husband Rock is in the kitchen cooking three pounds of pork for a stew to deliver to a co-worker who lost her husband unexpectedly.  Sigh.  I suggest that he turn on the stove fan, though, because the delicious smell is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Wait ’til Mother’s Day!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by liveoaklinda

The ads are starting to appear.  You may be becoming a little anxious about what you’re going to do to appreciate this woman – this female primate – who birthed you.  Some of us must honor her in absentia…gone from … Continue reading →

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Can We Please Rename Homo Erectus?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by liveoaklinda

I hope this won’t be too much of a rant, because I really appreciate the role that those homo erectus folks played in our evolution.  They not only migrated from Africa all the way to eastern Asia and parts of the Middle East … Continue reading →

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The Walking Primate

Posted on April 17, 2012 by liveoaklinda

I sometimes say that walking saved my life.  That’s not the literal truth, but there were many days when it felt like that.  Conversely, there were days when even walking around the grocery store felt like an impossibly painful chore … Continue reading →

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The Everyday Primate

Posted on March 23, 2012 by liveoaklinda

Hi there! The idea behind this blog is to share the fun (& sometimes the angst) I experience while trying to understand our natural world.  Science is the basis of my learning, although I’m not a professional scientist…just your everyday … Continue reading →

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