Cape Cod Businesses: The Whippletree

I think the Whippletree is no longer in business. Their domain name is "for sale," which does not bode well.

They used to be located at:

Whippletree
www.thewhippletree.com
660 Main St. [Rte. 6A]
West Barnstable, MA

Fodors had this to say:
Fodor's Review

The decor changes seasonally at Whippletree, a 1779 barn where Christmas decorations and country gift items hang from the rafters year-round. Goods include German nutcrackers, from Prussian soldiers to Casanovas. www.thewhippletree.com.

Cold Medicines: Dayquil

Doesn't work worth diddly!

Sorry for the long delay between posts. I've been fighting a cold. Daylight hours initially were okay, but when I developed a nagging cough, sleep became impossible. I tried Dayquil (I was tired enough to sleep without sleepaids, all I wanted was something to suppress the cough so I could sleep).

It worked for ten minutes, then the cough came back and never left.

I cannot give Dayquil a recommendation, therefore.

Cape Cod Businesses: The Barn and Co.

I'm pleased to report that The Barn & Co is still in business.

Here's their website: http://www.barnandco.com/



574 Main Street
Route 6A
Dennis, MA 02638

Dinosaur Parks in the USA: Fort Worth Zoo

Well...not actually a Dinosaur Park, as the exhibit is only running through July 2011
http://www.fortworthzoo.org/

Dinosaurs in the exhibit:
Acrocanthosaurus
(ak-ro-KAN-tho-SAWR-us)
Name meaning: High thorn lizard
Length: 38 feet
Weight: Up to 6.17 tons
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: Glen Rose at Dinosaur Valley State Park

Brachiosaurus
(BRACK-ee-uh-SAWR-us)
Name meaning: Arm lizard
Length: 82 feet
Weight: 37 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: Glen Rose, just southwest of Fort Worth

Coelophysis
(see-lo-FISE-iss)
Name meaning: Hollow form
Length: 9 feet
Weight: 100 pounds
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: Texas panhandle

Deinonychus
(Dye-NON-ik-us)
Name meaning: Terrible claw
Length: 7 to 10 feet
Weight: Up to 200 pounds
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: Big Bend region

Deinosuchus
(DINE-oh-SUE-kus)
Name meaning: Terrible crocodile
Length: Up to 40 feet
Weight: Up to 8.5 tons
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: Aguja Formation and the Big Bend region

Dimetrodon
(DIE-me-TRO-don)
Name meaning: Two measures of teeth
Length: Nearly 12 feet
Weight: 550 pounds
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: North central Texas; in December 2010, a nearly complete Dimetrodon skeleton was discovered in Baylor County area

Edmontonia
(ed-mon-TOE-nee-uh)
Name meaning: From Edmonton
Length: 22 feet, Height: 6 feet
Weight: 3 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: Aguja Formation and the Big Bend region

Edmontosaurus
(ed-MON-tuh-SAWR-us)
Name meaning: Edmonton lizard
Length: 43 feet
Weight: 4.4 tons
Diet:
Herbivore
Texas location: Aguja Formation and the Big Bend region

Ornithomimus
(or-nith-uh-MY-mus)
Name meaning: Bird mimic
Length: 12 feet, Height: 7 feet
Weight: 220 – 330 pounds
Diet: Omnivore/Herbivore
Texas location: Glen Rose Formation, southwest of Fort Worth

Protohadros
(Pro-toe-HAD-dros)
Name meaning: First hadrosaur
Length: 19.5 feet
Weight: 220 – 330 pounds
Diet: Omnivore/Herbivore
Texas location: Flower Mound

Stegoceras
(Steg-OSS-er-as)
Name meaning: Horned roof
Length: 6 to 8 feet
Weight: 170 pounds
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: Aguja Formation and San Carlos Formation

Stegosaurus
(STEG-uh-SAWR-us)
Name meaning: Roof lizard
Length: 26 to 30 feet
Weight: 2 to 3 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: San Carlos Formation

Torosaurus
(TOR-uh-SAWR-us)
Name meaning: Pierced or bull lizard
Length: 25 feet
Weight: 4 to 6 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: Javelina Formation in Brewster County and the Big Bend region

Triceratops
(Trie-SER-a-tops)
Name meaning: Horrible three-horned face
Length: 26 to 30 feet, Height: 10 feet
Weight: 6.5 — 13 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Texas location: Big Bend region

Tyrannosaurus rex
(tye-RAN-uh-SAWR-us rex)
Name meaning: Tyrant lizard
Length: Up to 42 feet, up to 13 feet tall at the hips
Weight: 7.5 tons
Diet: Carnivore
Texas location: Javelina Formation in Brewster County and the Big Bend region

Civil War Magazines: Civil War Times June 2011

Features:
Bread or Blood: Desperate Southern women turned to violence to feed their families, by Stephanie McCurry
Immortals: The best and worst GEttysburg monuments, by Kom O'Connell
Landscape of REmembrance: Manassas is an oasis amid suburban sprawl-with an enduring Confederate bent, by Philip Kennicott
Bonus map: David Fuller traces the first Manassas campaign
Hell in the Harbor: The shelling sounded like an "army of devils" in and around Fort Sumter for hours on end, by Adam Goodheart
Where Is Meade?: George Gordon Meade is the war's Rodney Dangerfield, by Tom Huntington

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Interview: Eric A Campbell on Cedar Creek Battlefield
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Dinosaur Parks in the USA: Kings Island (Animatronic)

The amusement park just north of Cincinnati — and less than a two-hour drive from Columbus — offers loads of thrill rides for the adventurous, and also plenty of family-friendly fun for the more reserved set.

Debuting this spring at Kings Island is Dinosaurs Alive!, an interactive dinosaur park featuring more than 60 life-sized dinosaurs, including 56 animatronic models. One of them, the Ruyang Yellow River dinosaur, measures 72 feet long, 12 feet wide and 30 feet high.

http://www.visitkingsisland.com/

Cape Cod Businesses: Tao Water Art Gallery

I'm pleased to report that the Tao Water Art Gallery is still in business:
http://www.taowatergallery.com/