Showing posts with label Heast Castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heast Castle. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Hip Hip Hooray, It's Valentine's Day

It's Time

Today we honor what I believe is a made up holiday designed to sell greeting cards, flowers and chocolate, which means it's the perfect time for this:


 Skipping ahead to 1:02 is perfectly acceptable

No, I was wrong- it's not the perfect time for this.


Time to Snuggle Up with the One You Love

In San Simeon, CA, which is right next to the famous Hearst Castle, the beaches are filled with elephant seals at this time of year.

Top: I like you.
Bottom: Get away from me!

Loud as heavy machinery and twice as ugly as anything at your zoo, the elephant seal is a creature that won't be winning any beauty contests but it's worth heading down to the beach to look at them if you happen to visit Hearst Castle.



Who Wants Diamonds and Gold When You Could Have Platinum?


A lot of people will be impressed to receive gold and diamonds today.


Meanwhile, according to the BBC, this guy found what he believes is three billion dollars worth of platinum.


I'm always skeptical of stories like this so I plan to keep track of this story to see if this guy really has found an amount of platinum that will seriously upset the world market for this precious metal.