This Side of the Pond

I am filled with trepidation, dear reader, for in just over a week I shall meet the predator who haunted my childhood dreams. At Denver Zoo, I shall come face to face with a Siberian tiger.

The husband and I are taking a trip across the border in honor of my recent landmark birthday. Eddie Izzard, my favorite comedian, happens to be touring in June and so I grudgingly agreed to delay the celebrations.

As it would be silly to drive all that way for a single evening, we have been planning additional fun to keep me occupied. I have insisted on witnessing the dinosaur bones at the natural histo...