Even an Octopus appreciates a good rub!

BTW, there's a great show on Nat Geo called "Secrets of the Octopus." It's also streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

 

Weight loss goal, to be able to clip my nails and breathe at the same time. Sigh!

 Struggling to get your wife’s attention?  Just sit down and look comfortable.

(Cardinalfish)

 

Arnie, the Ornate Butterflyfish, was more than a little disappointed by this year's Easter Buffet! Hmm, he mused, I see only one bland entree and no dessert options! Sigh! 

 Peacock Groupers were introduced from French Polynesia in 1956. This one is a juvenile. The fish never caught on with anglers and unfortunately the fish has proliferated. It  is now eating it's way through our native species. When are we going to realize that WE are not "mother nature?" Sigh!

 

Sigh! I never get tired of looking at my reflection. I am so hot! Who needs a mirror when the water surface is available? 

(Green Sea Turtle)

 You know you are getting old when friends with benefits means knowing someone who can drive at night.

                      (Redlip Parrotfish)

 Many fish derive their names based upon a displayed pattern(Bluestripe Snapper), a color(Grey Chub), a physical attribute(Flying Fish) or physical appearance(Longnose Butterflyfish). Today's fish is a member of the Parrotfish family and the distinctive pattern around his eye marks him as a Star-Eye Parrotfish. OK, class dismissed!

                 I have many hidden talents. I just wish I could remember where I had them!

                                                           (Brassy Chub)

                          The older I get the more I understand why roosters scream to start their day!

                          (Bonefish)

 

There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator. Only a fraction of people will fine this funny.

(Night Octopus)

                                              Flying Gurnard flashing me a warning sing

 This Hawaiian cleaner Wrasse has set up a 'cleaning station' and is in the process of attending to the needs of the Convict Tang. Gotta keep the gills clean and free of parasites! The adjacent Ornate Butterflyfish with his dorsal fin extended is likely signaling "me next!"

  Historically, in Hawaii moi(Pacific Threadfin) was a delicacy reserved for male royalty; commoners caught eating the fish faced severe punishment.

                  I too was once a male trapped in a female body! But then, my mother gave birth!

                                                         (Gold-Ring Surgeonfish)

      Folgers got it wrong! The best part of waking up is going back to bed after you pee!

                                                         

 Hau'oli makahiki hou (Happy New Year) from the Bluestripe Butterflyfish, found only in Hawaii.

 We don't have a Hanukkah Wrasse, nor a Kwanzaa Wrasse or a Festivus Wrasse, but we DO have a Christmas Wrasse. All bedecked in colorful Christmas colors, this beauty is all dressed up and ready to 'party' through New Years!

 The streamer octogenarians, twins since birth, are heading to the cafeteria to look for some adult beverages. Metamucil or Ensure.

Aloha, Larry

(Moorish Idols)

 

Ahh, the beautiful Pearl Wrasse, so named for the many strings of pearls she adorns herself with! Looking "hot" Pearlie!

 I was really 'blown away' by this video of an octopus working its way through a complex maze and thought I would share it.

Aloha, Larry



https://youtu.be/7__r4FVj-EI?si=OA13d1n5JhNxSzZV

                          New batteries!

                                                                   
Just got new batteries!

 

Exercise helps you with decision-making. It’s true. I went for a run this morning and decided I’m never going again.

    Geez Arnie! This algae smells a bit off! I think it's past it's expiration date!(Goldring Surgeonfish)

 

      Just sold my homing pigeon on eBay for the 22nd time.

  What did our parents do to kill boredom before the internet?  I asked my 26 brothers and sisters and they didn’t know either.

                                                                Hey, I'm swimming here!

 Shoutout to everyone who can still remember their childhood phone number but can’t remember the password they created yesterday.  You are my people.

 

Due to my isolation, I finished three books yesterday.  And believe  me, that’s a lot of coloring. 

       If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?