Honestly, who names an innocent creature "Snorty?"

The Columbus Zoo has just acquired two new manatees to join the five manatees they already have. I am searingly jealous. Columbus now has seven manatees, and the Pittsburgh Zoo has none. Seven is more than none. Where's my manatee, dammit?

In fact, the Columbus Zoo has an entire manatee facility called the "Manatee Coast". I think a road trip is called for. Who's in?

The new Columbus manatees are named Snorty and Turtle; Turtle was rescued a year ago after his mother died, and Snorty is recuperating from cold stress and a really stupid name. After they've recovered, they'll be returned to the wild, presumably in Florida, not Ohio.

Florida may not be such a great place for manatees by the time they get back, however. The anti-manatee bill I complained about a few weeks back has passed both houses of the state legislature, and is now waiting for Jeb Bush's signature. The Palm Beach Post has an excellent editorial on why Jeb should veto it, but I think it's a lost cause.