As much as I love manatees....

If any of you have seen my Facebook account, you've seen this one coming for a few days now.

I have loved manatees since the first time I saw them in Florida and had to write my third grade animal report. Yeah, it's kind of sad I remember that.

But anyways, as long as that's been happening I adopted a manatee from the Save the Manatee Club (FYI: Jimmy Buffet is their spokesperson, wow), I have manatee Christmas cards every year, manatee pictures/postcards adorn my walls, as well as little manatee trinkets and thimbles, which by the way, I used to have a thimble collection as well.

Long story short, I think my manatee fascination is over now.


Yep, the Florida Marlins have male cheerleaders called the Manatees. Click on the picture above and zoom in to read the details... that is, if you don't mind losing your lunch.

Trying to push the entertainment aspect of the game, the Marlins this season have featured a disc jockey in right field during weekend games, plus a heavy-set male dance team called the Manatees.

Wow. Wow. That's really all I can say.

Coincidentally, I finally gave the last push in my room's redecoration today. All the manatee photos are now gone from my walls, as my "French state of mind" lives on in vintage French travel postcards and Parisian prints have taken over. (See below)