TSG was saddened to hear the news of Speedy the Galapagos tortoise passing away this week. He was about 150 years old and had been living at the San Diego Zoo since he was 85 or so. Going back to the early 60s we always went to Reptile Mesa to pay Speedy a visit and scritch (sic) him on the head if he was available. It's possible that TSG and his brother may have actually ridden Speedy back in those early days, but we were unable to find photographic evidence. (disclaimer: the photo from the TSG archives may not show Speedy either)
On a more mundane note, we also mourn the end of one of our favorite frisbees this week, sadly cracked when we pulled it out from under the driver's seat of the car yesterday. It was a collector's item but was never retired from use...the Summer Dead Disc was thrown and caught all across the USA for more than 30 years. Now it's gone join it's plastic breathen on the great roof in the sky.
