Taste of Kiwi: Blog of Author Shelley Munro

I scanned the magazines in a bookshop today while I was waiting to meet a friend. I noticed a common thread in this month’s magazines.

One magazine cover shouted in bold letters, “Are Brains the New Sexy?” (well, as much as a magazine can shout). At least two other magazines included articles in a similar vein, discussing the benefits of brains over beauty.

I think beautiful people do start out with an advantage in life. There are certainly some industries where beauty is considered a necessity and imperfections are fixed with a scalpel. I like a face with a bit of character, and I think a sincere smile makes anyone look beauitiful. Personally, I think someone with intelligence is very sexy. Looks fade, but a good brain gets even better with time–sort of like a bottle of fine red wine.

What do you think? Brains or beauty or both? Are brains the new sexy?

This is Beauty, the mammoth. The mammoth place was fascinating. This particular one is called Beauty because it is almost perfect. There’s a tiny tip missing off one tusk but the skull is otherwise intact with few cracks.

This is a photo of a Bighorn Sheep. We came across three perched on a rock on the side of the road. They were males and argued over the choice bits of tree leaves with loud clashes of horns.

This unknown critter caused great consternation when it tried to stick its head inside the car to investigate me at closer quarters. I moved very quickly to close the window! Hubby couldn’t stop laughing and took this photo.