Cornelius: [reading from the sacred scrolls of the apes] Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land.

This dude, Milman Perry was born here in Oakland and went to the same high school as my mother. He discovered something that hadn't yet been forgotten, but needed to be remembered.

My father would have looked at this with happy nostalgia. He didn't know what king of filthy form of enterprise, or simply perversity, was behind every washed out window.

Today is National Potato Day. My suggestion -- enjoy a red sweet potato with Secret Aardvark Habanero Hot Sauce while checking out Van Gogh's abitious early effort 'The Potato Eaters'