BLOG: What Will Rogers Would Have Said about a Dinosaur in San Juan

Folks, I went for a little walk the other evenin’ in after enjoyin’ an adult beverage with some friends.  My walk took me past the nice little zoo over across the tracks where I usually say ‘hi’ to the ostriches and llamas and other live animals. 

Boy, did I get a shock! 

, just standin’ still with a long neck stickin’ out and lookin’ right at me.  He/she (I don’t know how to tell which when it comes to dinosaurs, or ostriches for that matter) seemed friendly enough so I said "hi," but didn’t get much response. 

I’ve wandered around the hills all over California, even Baja California, and I’ve seen evidence of these creatures from time to time.  Folks, there’s even talk that they lived in Oklahoma, too. Now I always thought that the people who moved from Oklahoma to California raised the IQ of both places but I don’t know if that applies to dinosaurs.

I read in the paper that some folks here don’t like the appearance of a
creature this old here in San Juan. They want us to talk about “current history,” as I read it. 

Now I know a little bit about “current events,” but I’m not sure how far back you want to go for “current history.” Ya think about it, now, ancient history for
the mayfly is yesterday for you and me.  

So where would you draw the line on “current history” for a dinosaur?

I know one 7 year old who’s gonna want to dig around there to see what kind of artifacts she can find. Nice to know some folks are willin’ to stick their neck out to help educate our young’uns in ancient history, not just gun fights on .