We’re driving deep into the bush one morning when the Jeep shudders, swerves, and we go spinning off to the right.
What happened?
We nearly ran over a lion sleeping in the middle of the road. The lion sits up and stares with an expression that says, You woke me. His head is enormous. His eyes are the color of lemon-lime Gatorade.
The smell of him is a musk so primal that it makes us lightheaded.
- Andre Agassi from his beautiful book OPEN
Lion Photo: Ltshears
Book rec for nose geeks
A Field Guide to the Invisible, Wayne Biddle
quick chapters include:
BO, Allergens, Bad Breath, Perfume, Pheromones, Neutrinos, Musk
BO body odor
"The human body excretes or secretes thousands of volatile chemicals, many with strong odors. We leave behind a cloud of bitter ammonia, rotty hydrogen sulfide, vinegary acetic acid, pungent ethyl alcohol and skunky mercaptans. We are short work for bloodhounds."
For those hooked on The Tudors series:
"Henry VIII preferred his dollop laced with rose."
"The Versailles court of Louis XV, known as la Cour parfumee required that a different perfume be worn every day of the week. The king's paramour, Madame de Pompadour, spent 1 million francs to establish a personal perfume bank that would guarantee her perpetual novelty."
Illustration: Eyes of Lura Astor 2010
We’re driving deep into the bush one morning when the Jeep shudders, swerves, and we go spinning off to the right.
