Although it’s common to see light eyes in animals such as cats, dogs or even parrots, almost all primates have brown or dark eyes (irises).

Among primates, which include humans, monkeys, apes and other species there is only one exception to blue eyes, other than humans – black lemurs.

The blue eyes of humans and lemurs is caused by a single nucleotide polymorphism…in simple terms, ‘blue’ is caused by a single spot in the genes that changed.
The same spot mutated separately in humans and lemurs- this is called convergent evolution. ( mutations can be beautiful!)

and then…

Selfie
http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt3549044/

Weirdly compelling,  and Allison finds it to be awesome. Weird seeing Amy Pond do an American accent. 

Eliza doodle on Instagram?

Web player: : http://podplayer.net/#/?id=16759758
Episode: http://podcast.wfmu.org/kdb/mp3jump2010.mp3/0:8:4/0/OC/oc160614.mp3

Wynonie Harris – “Grandma Plays the Numbers” George Formby – “It’s a Grand and Healthy Life” Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – “The New East St. Louis Toodle-oo” Bea Foote – “Try and Get It” Bobby Gordon & His Rhythm – “Lady from St. Paul” Fletcher Henderson & Connie’s Inn Orchestra – “Radio Rhythm” Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys – “Serenade to a Wealthy Widow” Moondog – “Wildwood” Peter Van Woerden – “Bomb Attack” Roy Smeck – “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” Noel Coward – “Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun” Sophie Tucker – “Life Begins at Forty” The Old Codger – “He’s A Devil In His Own Hometown (live!)” Little Son Joe – “Black Rat Swing” The Brox Sisters – “Pretty Cinderella” Butterbeans & Susie – “Kiss Me Sweet” Wilmoth Houdini – “Good Night Ladies and Gents” http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/66841

Stig Gorgonsdottir (Or Gorgonnson, really)

Dena Vakkeret

Muddy Duncan

Pocahontas

Bert Cloudcukoolander

Thomas Dent Mutter on being a gentleman –

“A gentleman,” says he, “is but a gentle man—no more, no less: a diamond polished that was a diamond in the rough; a gentleman is gentle; a gentleman is modest; a gentleman is courteous; a gentleman is generous; a gentleman is slow to take offence, as being one that never gives it; a gentleman is slow to surmise evil, as being one that never thinks it; a gentleman goes armed only by a consciousness of right; a gentleman subjects his appetites; a gentleman refines his tastes; a gentleman subdues his feelings; a gentleman controls his speech; and finally, a gentleman deems every other better than himself.”