I learned years ago in the aerospace industy that workers have their own brakes and acceleraters, just like cars. There is a prefered cruising speed for workers, just as in cars. It's not laziness in any way... it's just the pace at which they are most efficient in the long run.

Yes, sometimes your car can go 110 miles per hour -- but not for long. The car WILL break down if you keep that up. And so your workers can also do wonders for you in emergencies, but they simply can't do the same every day.

Or perhaps the smell gives them a good buzz.

I wonder if the bees get something from the petals chemically. For example, perhaps young bees raised here will be more attuned to the flowers they need later.

Apparently they can also be used to strain credulity.

Pica chew?

What a luxurious way to explore your future conquests.

Most modern music projects are over my head.

He knows how to string them along.

I just never imagined that I'd see Isabella Rossellini mounted by a duck.

Now MY interest in tattoos is flagging.

PS -- Good one, Ted! heh heh

Well, of course you don't see bird skeletons in trees... the cats get them.

Why not just a bed with a lid?

Quite funny, in a roundabout way.

Careful, that cheese is sharp!