Friday, September 12, 2025

Happy iPhone Preorder Day to those who celebrate. Pretty excited about how this year's models are rectangles with glass fronts. I was hoping for that.

Item 1: a link

There’s this cute little armadillo, the pink fairy armadillo.

The animal’s shell, paws, and tail are a vibrant bubblegum pink that contrasts with its silky, milk-white fur and black eyes. About the size of a hamster—a mere six inches from head to tail and weighing just a quarter of a pound—it’s the smallest of all armadillo species. It’s found only in Argentina, in a broad swathe of sunbaked scrubland that stretches from the foothills of the Andes to the coastal province of Buenos Aires. And that is about all we know of these wondrous animals.

That’s about all we know because they hide out underground, where the species retreated due to (pre-human) climate change that turned its native grasslands to desert. After many generations in the earth, the armadillo’s shell got soft and now it’s used to cool the creature and help it tunnel around looking for bugs to eat.

As a result of their dedication to the subterranean lifestyle, pink fairy armasdillo rarely pop up above ground – people who live near their habitat see them once or twice in a lifetime.

Anyway, I had to pad the item out with some information about this creature (and you can click through for more), but this was all just an excuse to post a photo of that cute little guy.

Item 2: a list

Dr Pepper Flavors, Ranked:

1. Molasses
2. Caramel
3. Amaretto
4. Juniper
5. Cola
6. Orange
7. Vanilla
8. Cherry
9. Ginger
10. Raspberry
11. Almond
12. Root Beer
13. Lemon
14. Black Licorice
15. Nutmeg
16. Blackberry
17. Carrot
18. Rum
19. Pepper
20. Clove
21. Prune
22. Plum
23. Tomato

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: word of the week

Porphyrogeniture

I knew the ancient English kings practiced porphyrogeniture, that’s great for them, but in this house we decide who sits in the front seat based on who called “shotgun”.

Item 5: a photograph

See ya!

Thanks for reading, see you again on iPhone Preorder Delivery Day (for those who celebrate).