I Saw Dead People

This morning, I visited the Natural Science Center to see the "Bodies Revealed" exhibit.  Got there shortly before the center opened at 9 AM, and there was already a long line.  At $21/pop, the place is making craploads of money on this venture.

With a few notable exceptions, it was a lot like anatomy class in the first year of medical school - except you didn't walk out smelling like formaldehyde.  Oddly enough,ogling the preserved bodies of mostly gentlemen who may have been political prisoners (like I'm going to believe "suppliers" from the People's Republic of China) did not trouble me nearly as much as what might have been the story behind the 24-week fetus floating in a jar.  It's interesting how one reacts to and processes these things.

I bought a souvenir program for Mama to look at - and an anatomy coloring book for me.  Back in the day, the best way for me to memorize all those body parts was to color them.

I saw tigers too.  They were magnificent creatures.