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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

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Monday, November 23, 2009

OLD LADY TALES

Corinna and I went to see Marjorie again last night. She is comfortable, and pleased to be surrounded by those who love her. We only stay five or ten minutes, because we don't want to tire her out, but I think that she enjoys our company, and I certainly love to see her. She is a wonderful old lady, and I do love her very much.

However, she is not the only old lady in my life. CFZ member Noela Mackenzie (87) is, as far as we are aware, the oldest person in the CFZ. I have known her for fifteen years, and was very touched when she moved up to Bideford to be nearer to us. As I reported on the blog last week, she had a fall and was taken to North Devon District Hospital for an X-Ray.

They found nothing wrong, but she has continued to report pain in her hip. Last night she was admitted to hospital again, and it turns out that she has a hairline crack on one of the nodules on her hip. We shall be visiting later after my Diabetic Nurse appointment....

(CUE SAMPLE DIALOGUE -

NURSE: You mustn't drink brandy
ME: Hmmmmm
NURSE: You mustn't eat doughnuts
ME: Hmmmmm
NURSE: Fried breakfasts are out of the question, of course
ME: I've heard that diabetic comas can be quite fun, and I don't actually need my lower limbs in such a uniformly mechanised age)

Then, on the way home, we shall pop in to feed Misty (Noela'a cat) and then go and see Marjorie. It is - methinks - a damn good job that LizzyWizzy is here to look after the bloggo.

Remember both Marjorie and Noela in your prayers to whichever deity you favour.
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