March 24- Today I ride with the ducks, yes indeed, I rode to the
penthouse with the Peabody ducks
and felt very privileged indeed. Sixty years ago the general manager
of the Peabody
and his hunting buddy brought back some ducks from their hunting trip
and plopped them into the extravagant fountain in the lobby of the
hotel. The ducks were so adorable that the hotel not only kept them,
but also ceremoniously marched them on a red carpet up the elevators
to their groovy penthouse accomodations. Every day, a crowd gathers
to watch the ducks march to their fountain at 11am and back to their
rooms at 5pm. I led them for a few minutes!