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Darwin Day at Stanford: http://www.darwinday.org/events/listing.php?id=12830

For myself, I plan to read several chapters of the "Voyage of the Beagle" (available on Gutenberg Project) and plagarize them for my bad Steampunk story, which is muta////
evolving in my brain. I think the Winchester Mystery house is involved.

Then I'll go and find some earthworms in the yard, identify them, and study them quietly for a bit. Perhaps practice my sketching. Contemplate knowledge.

http://books.google.com/books?id=-ccRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=action+of+worms#PPP9,M1

"Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose. In almost all humid countries they are extraordinarily numerous, and for their size possess great muscular power." (Conclusions)

Ah, science. Newton was revolutionary, but Darwin, by luck, perseverance and a passion for observation, gave us evolutionary.

Here's my toast for the 12th! "Raise a glass, and drink with me,
To the man who proved us perhaps monkey!
Charles Darwin who looked and saw
Natural Selection as God's Law
Raise a glass, or tail, or fin,
Drink with me to Dr. Darwin!"

And if you come by the meadery at about 5, you can do the toast with me. I'll even buy you a pint if you like. Sarah, you can have as many as you want on the 12th (as long as someone else drives!)

Meadery: http://www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com/

I need to steal a science icon...