at the natural history museum

the natural history museum has had an exhibit open called the power of poison. it closes on the 10th, and since we'll be driving out to visit my parents again on saturday, we decided to head uptown to see it.

 it's fun to be together . .

it was one of the most interactive exhibits they've had, with a movie, video crime puzzles, and a live presentation of actor and video combined. it was fun . . what did i learn about poisons? i guess the one thing that sticks out in my head were the little poison dart frogs at the beginning. they feed on plants and bugs in the choco lowland forest in colombia and produce batrachotoxin (from the greek word for frog batrachos). it's these plants or bugs that give them the ability to produce the poison, as when they are raised in captivity, they are harmless.

 i thought it was interesting that many people in the 1700's and 1800's took mercury for their health. what elements, minerals, medicines do we take now that we think are good for us, but aren't? the exhibit did not consider this concept.

this was a funny story about the romans attacking a city in iraq and being bombarded with ceramic bombs of stinging insects. if scorpions were included, it may have been the arabian fattailed scorpion androctonus crassicauda. we read that this little guy is the most dangerous scorpion and is under four inches long.

afterwards, we visited eataly, a market on 23rd street, which chanda had been daydreaming about all the while she was at richmond.

 we shared a margherita pizza and linguini with carrots and zucchini in a lemon sauce (korrina and i like to take foodie pics . . )

delicioso.

before reaching the apartment, chanda and i sat outside in front of hudson cafe. i knit on my muffatees while she read to me from her pointe magazine. oh, and just so you know . . citibikes suck!