Something rather peculiar happened this morning...

It is just gone eleven, and I am shuddering into a waking state. Corinna (poor dear) is absolutely shattered and is still asleep in bed, and it is Graham's day-off. Oliver (God bless him) has just gone up to the shop to find me something breakfasty, and I am just beginning my first cup of coffee. Outside the chickens are rootling around in their run, Ichabod the jackdaw is making strange croaking noises and Helios 7 my slightly elderly, and completely retarded long-haired cat is on top of the rabbit hutch chasing her tail in circles. It is a normal monday morning at the CFZ (except for the fact that Corinna and I are completely shattered after our long-weekend's activities).

Along comes the postman. He is clutching an a4 envelope which is addressed to me. I open it.

It is from the Institute of Creation Science, and although superficially interesting it is complete nonsense. First of all I am cross. Why do these idiots waste my time with this supserstitious nonsense, I think. And then the penny drops and I am not cross any more.

I am nearly fifty years old. I have been a member of Natural History, animal keeping, and zoological organisations since I was 12, 38 years ago. I have been a high-profile cryptozoologist for nearly twenty of those years. I have been involved in the mass media for a similar time. But untill now I have NEVER received an unsolicited Creationist tract in the post.

Last week we posted the latest in a long line of CFZ screeds against Creationism. My article on Darwin which attacks the movement was published in one of the country's foremost regional newspapers, and I took an anti Creationist stance in other media. The fact that we have started receiving their propoganda leaflets means that our campaign is beginning to work.

We have come to their notice, and they are getting worried.....