Friday, June 11, 2010

Earthquakes, Cows and Drunks, Oh My

Earthquakes rank about 114th on the list of things to be concerned about, plus we were in Chile, so a tremor or a moderate shaking wouldn't be a new thing. So on to the next issue.

In a fascinating session on Afghan agriculture, we learn that a US cow typically produces 30 liters of milk a day. We are shown a photo of a "typical Afghan cow" and told that this one produces only 2 liters of milk a day. On balance, it doesn't seem that bad since, as one of the alert students points out, the "cow" is in fact a bull, judging by the photographic evidence. Either that, or a cow with issues. I vow not to drink any "cow" milk unless I see the source.

For the second time we hear the list of "drunk-hunk-chunk" etc options for how one can spend the tour there. This is so long it deserves a separate post.

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