JIM CONRAD'S NATURALIST NEWSLETTER Issued from Hacienda Komchén de Los Pájaros just outside Dzemul, Yucatán, Mexico January 16, 2005
NECK SIZE, BELLY SIZE Arriving here with just a backpack stuffed mostly with a tent, sleeping bag and books, you can imagine that my wardrobe is rather limited. Some of it has begun falling apart. On Wednesday morning a well-meaning but sharp-clawed dog-paw ripped one of my two pairs of shorts so neatly that I had to buy a new pair in town. In the back of a dark little store that also sold eggs, candy, pots and pans, the señora who was helping me find what I needed noticed that I was uncertain as to whether a pair I'd chosen might fit. The shorts appearead to be brand-name counterfits so I didn't have much confidence in the size marked on them. "Even though you won't believe it," the señora said, "hold the shorts by their waistband so that the back and front parts come together snuggly, then wrap the waistband around your neck so that the sides meet at the back of your neck. If it's a comfortable fit for your neck, the shorts will be comfortable to wear. And if that trick doesn't work, there's another one with your arm we can use... " I did the neck trick and found it a little tight but tolerable. Since shorts in the next larger size weren't available, I bought them. And they turned out to be a little tight, but tolerable. What cosmic law of proportion is responsible for this magnificent correlation, and why haven't I heard of it before? http://www.backyardnature.net/n/05/050116.htm ***** Best wishes to all Newsletter subscribers, Jim All back issues of this Newsletter are archived at www.backyardnature.net/n/ Visit Jim's backyard nature site at www.backyardnature.net ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore . http://us.click.yahoo.com/Dtf6vA/gsnJAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com b i s e x u a l =============== a bifem.net publication Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bisexual Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bisexual/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
