Darwin Letter Friday

The collector bug strikes early.
At the age of twelve, in addition to being stinky, Charles Darwin reminds himself that if he is going to be a great naturalist, he’ll need a place for his stash.
That’s right, he’s building a fort.
In Summer, 1823, he says, the work must start!
January 12th, 1822–
remember next summer to make [...]

Amusing but sad.

Is anyone else floored by this?
At Ford, End of a Big-Vehicle Era Takes a Toll (NY Times)

Ford and GM are losing lots of money and generally making a mess of things, because they focused so much on pickup trucks and SUVs, which are both fairly worthless right now.
And all along, their foreign competitors, (even Ford [...]