The Devil, He Be A Hidin'

I am a sucker for zoos.

Tell me you’ve got some sort of exotic critter in a cage out back and I’ll cough up a few bucks to see it.

To that end, I’ve visited some marvelous zoos in this country and across the globe. The San Diego Zoo tops my list closely followed by the Royal Dutch Zoo in Amsterdam and the Emperor Valley Zoo in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Woodland Park Zoo is a must-see whenever I’m in Seattle, as is the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens when Barb and I visit Palm Springs. Atlanta has a fine zoo. So does Honolulu.

Evansville, Indiana, the town where I grew up, has a wonderful zoo — Me...