Today I got to run with the alumni running club. It was a fun 2.6 mile river run, and the day was nice-- not too hot in the morning. I had a terrific time.
Afterwards went to Chris and Shen's bbq and then relaxed home with a browse through Diane Ackerman's A natural history of the senses. She mentions the story of the Jaguar of Sweet Laughter. This is a creation myth found in the Mayan Sacred book, Popol Vuh: Popol Vuh: Part III: III. Chapter 2. It explains that the first human creatures to appear on earth were "Jaguar of Sweet Laughter", "Black Jaguar", "Jaguar of the Night" and "Mahucutah, the Not-Brushed", with one thing in common: all could speak. This lead me to look up this article on how humans acquired the power of speech. "The essential elements of the story remain the same: the ability to make words appeared spontaneously, in full bloom, without ties to man's biological past. "
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