WHY YES, I CAN GET WEIRD WHEN MY KID TAKES ME TO THE ZOO!  The Shoulder to Shoulder Option To Change the World.  (To quote my dad “centuries from now, when they unearth you intact, you’ll have me to thank for making you a martyr and a saint.”  Actually older son has come up with a plan to keep me energized in my late eighties: “I’ll just take mom to places like Whole Foods and museums, wind her up and watch her go.”)