Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Atavistic Masculinity








The boys and I had a winter visit to the Children's Garden at Botanical Garden. They had an unexpected opportunity to get in touch with their "atavistic masculinity".

Yes every weekend we all meet deep in the forest,Where we beat our drums and fashion spears from trees;
And with our faces painted,We all get reacquainted,With our atavistic masculinity.

(full lyrics) http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/11/male_bond.htm

and I looked up atavistic: The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.