I Got A Dead Penguin For Christmas
My long-time friends of nearly 30 years or more, meet almost monthly for dinner. Last week, we had our belated Christmas get-together (Thank you, COVID-19, for a third year in a row) at Olive Garden in Chesterfield, Missouri. Once I *finally* arrived, we exchanged our gifts. Charissa, so thoughtfully, gave us each a bracelet with a small animal charm - a penguin for me, an elephant for Nichelle and a shark for Nisa. These were to remind us to check on our geotracked animals through an app! So exciting! So after dinner, I wanted to check on my penguin, Neo. The card says in summary, "... Neo is a young male who nests under medium sized bushes that have thorns and leaves. His bush provides him cover from the sun and aerial predators such as seagulls." When I use the QR code I can see how many miles Neo has swum, I can see how he darts back and forth in the ocean when he swims, I can see where he walks on the beach and gets back into the water. I can see everywhere Neo sw