Went to our local zoo yesterday. You might remember I entered a contest a few weeks ago to name the two 10 month old Mountain Lion cubs, a male and female. I didn't win but was a runner up so when I got there they gave me ten tickets to the zoo and two zoo ball caps. Here are the cubs. Santiago the male. The female, Modjeska Jodi-

Liz, someone else wondered about the holes and did some research, here is what they found: A little side trip from yesterday's journey. The "Pipe Corner of the South" sign is a downtown landmark, in part because its survival is so unlikely: it belonged to Royal Cigar, which was a downtown fixture for decades. It moved up to Buckhead in 1991 (later moving over by Emory, then going out of business in 2005), and somehow the sign was left behind (not sure why -- the one 1991 AJC article I found indicated that it would be removed). And no one's seen fit to remove it in the intervening years, which is very un-Atlanta behavior. Some web research indicates that those holes aren't bullet holes -- there were neon bulbs depicting smoke rising from the pipe.

A Yucca Palm (aka Joshua Tree) from Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, CA. Jodi-

Ron.....You bring back some good pictures from your upcoming trip! Ok!? and Jodi.....dear.....that had better just be a sample? More please. :0) Glenda......your leaving Friday? Get your camera packed.....