Hugs and kisses to Cincinnati, but...

Truce to Korte and all of Cincinnati. I have too much love for those seven hills to knock the lovely Queen City.

But I have to add just one more thing: does Johnny Bench have a penguin named after him?

I think not.

From the Detroit Zoo...
And the Winner is . . . Pudge!
ROYAL OAK, Mich., August 16, 2006 – The people have spoken and the Detroit Zoo’s penguin chick has a name.

With 12,000 votes cast in the Zoo’s online Name the Penguin Chick poll, Pudge won by a landslide with 4,334 votes. Rico was a distant second with 2,634 votes, followed closely by Izzo with 2,522 votes. Scooter was the favorite of 1,863 voters, while Fritz came in last with 647 votes.

Forty-three people submitted the name Pudge and a drawing was held to select the contest winner, Monica Delise of Sterling Heights. Delise and three guests will receive an up-close-and-personal “Mingle with the Macaronis,” which includes the opportunity to interact with Pudge and the Zoo’s 62 other penguins in their chilly habitat, hand-feed the birds, and receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the keeper area and incubation/nursery area.



Go Pudge!