tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66403493166665890812024-02-19T00:28:30.239-05:00HippogramsHippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-66099961090260786092011-08-03T23:58:00.002-04:002011-08-03T23:58:00.149-04:00A Very Sad Hippo Still Loves You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg49HTAuDbNWHDkErzwa3CabR75R9I2PkHVSyQwa2IEroFP3_39kEH0VQaaYKwHFHzjeQ7b4Kn0L6vfonUsQTwx2zfqrVtNQEddOQEzLVtaBeDG8nI_Xpam4pT1VnavQHdKreSzvmvZI/s1600/Hippo+Still+Loves+You" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg49HTAuDbNWHDkErzwa3CabR75R9I2PkHVSyQwa2IEroFP3_39kEH0VQaaYKwHFHzjeQ7b4Kn0L6vfonUsQTwx2zfqrVtNQEddOQEzLVtaBeDG8nI_Xpam4pT1VnavQHdKreSzvmvZI/s320/Hippo+Still+Loves+You" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Dear Hippo-fans,<br />
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I'm a very sad hippo right now, and sorry to tell you that Rick--my co-blogger and best friend in the world--passed away after a very long illness. <br />
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I haven't posted much lately, and I'm going to take a break from it again, but he made me promise to go back to having adventures and blogging about them when I'm ready.<br />
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I'm very grateful to have had the support of my hippo-fans through everything. I know Rick was, too. <br />
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Love, <br />
HippoHippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-71142424930763620442011-05-08T23:57:00.014-04:002011-05-08T23:57:00.483-04:00Hippo Cinco de Mayo<div style="text-align: center;">Hello Hippo Fans! I'm still mostly on hiatus, trying to take good care of a sick member of the pod, but I wanted to surface to wish you all a hippo Cinco do Mayo!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone enjoyed a nice meal and celebrated with a fiesta,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even if a sneaky bunny stole your sombrero!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Hiccup (purple) - A very supportive 'po. Rather timid, though. He gets the hiccups whenever he gets scared--which happens a lot. <br />
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Nancy (pink) - Met Hippo while waiting for a flight at Reagan National Airport. She has become close friends with Frankie, and they enjoy lighting up and wearing glow sticks on special occasions.<br />
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Ronnie (blue) - Came bearing a gift of jelly beans. Quick to smile and laugh at any opportunity (especially when he has eaten too much sugar--like in jelly beans).<br />
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...and just because they felt neglected lately, Hippo and Frankie want to say "hello again!"<br />
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We hope everyone had a Hippo Easter!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-17884092421146261352011-01-10T23:57:00.000-05:002011-01-10T23:57:49.206-05:00Hippo FriendOne of my loyal fans shared a photo of a rather irresistibly cute little hippo. I think I even see a family resemblance with a certain blog-writing hippo! This might be another hippo cousin...<br />
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The pod and I hope everyone had a good holiday season and got a hippopotamus for Christmas. If not, hippos make good valentines, too.Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-60190642469666162312010-12-28T15:57:00.000-05:002010-12-28T15:57:33.654-05:00Frankie's Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our friend <a href="http://hippograms.blogspot.com/search?q=frankie">Frankie</a> sent along some photos from his Christmas celebrations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of the hippos in the pod have been very good hippos this year (especially me!). We baked you some cookies and left some candy canes for the reindeer. If they aren't hungry right away, they can always hang them on their antlers to save for later. Have you ever considered having a hippo help pull your sleigh? Some hippos are very big and strong, and could probably help you finish all the cookies when you aren't hungry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Christmas, we would like some new hippo toys, some warm hippo sweaters, or whatever else you would like to bring. Most of all, we want a hippopotamus for Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Merry Christmas, Santa! (and hippo fans!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hippo and the pod</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-51583048358480835302010-12-10T20:31:00.002-05:002010-12-10T20:31:00.649-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like....<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">C</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">h</span><span style="color: red;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">i</span><span style="color: red;">s</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">t</span><span style="color: red;">m</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">a</span><span style="color: red;">s</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">!</span></span><br />
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I think this tree might be big enough for all the presents to fit. <br />
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...And there is the Big Guy, himself! (that's me, peeking in the side)<br />
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By the time I made it downstairs, I was so excited to give Mr. Claus all the wish lists from the pod, find out what kinds of cookies he and the reindeer want for their Christmas Eve snack, give him a big hippo hug, and get his autograph, I forgot to take a picture. <br />
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At least I have another two weeks to let him taste test the cookies, amend our lists, and take more pictures!Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-73928076992291470292010-12-05T22:36:00.000-05:002010-12-05T22:36:46.430-05:00Free Zoolights!It's that time of year again, and this time <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/zoolights/default.cfm">ZooLights is free</a>! (except for souvenirs, junk food, and parking)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For anyone who goes, you can help some of the hungry people (and hippos) in Washington, DC by bringing canned goods to fill one of Uncle Happy's old hippo crates. That's going to take a LOT of food. </div> <br />
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</div> This year, there are trains--big light up ones, little ones to see, and even one to ride!<br />
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The Otter Brothers invited us to play a game of tag,<br />
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Mr. Leo offered us lunch, but service was taking a long time, so he got a little grumpy,<br />
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The 'mingo party thought we would enjoy a dip in the jacuzzi and shrimp cocktail, <br />
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And the Donkey family invited us to join a game of football...or rugby...or something....<br />
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We stopped in to say hello to a lot of our other friends, too, but one of our new favorite things to see at the zoo is this nice statue of <a href="http://hippograms.blogspot.com/2009/07/old-milwaukee.html">Uncle Happy</a>!<br />
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I went to see the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/skating.shtm">skating rink</a> at the National Gallery of Art Scultpture Garden. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They didn't have any little hippo size skates, so I watched the other visitors, admired the scenery, and sipped a hot chocolate to keep my snout warm. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that, I decided to go see the fancy window displays at Macy's. <a href="http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/">Yes, hippos, there is a Santa Claus!</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This window reminded me that I needed to do my shopping! I went to the bookstore to pick up a few more presents. (Don't tell anyone what I bought for them--it's a surprise!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone celebrated with all the pie you can eat!</div>Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-63994058021056411502010-11-05T09:37:00.000-04:002010-11-05T09:37:40.747-04:00Dental Care for Hippos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even hippopotamuses have to remember to brush their teeth. At <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8109476/Chinese-zoo-makes-special-toothbrush-for-hippos.html">this zoo in China</a>, the hippos get some help from a zookeeper with a broom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If they're lucky, they might get more help fighting those decay germs from a friendly beaver.</div><br />
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Not funny. Next time, someone should tell me when there might be a giant hippo-eating spider looking over my shoulder.<br />
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Even the rose bushes are getting all dressed up for the big day, with a little help from "Mr. Legs." <br />
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Now I just need to decide which costume I'm going to wear!Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-42993859879662895752010-10-25T23:44:00.000-04:002010-10-25T23:44:09.365-04:00Urban HippoOne of the best things about being a little hippo in the city is taking advantage of all the things to do outside, but close to home. This time of year is especially busy!<br />
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Here I am at the Bethesda Metro station on my way to another festival.<br />
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You're probably wondering how to celebrate. I recommend watching this video:<br />
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Question marks are my favorite; they sound funny, they're fun to draw, and using them usually gets information.Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-43633015557825996902010-09-15T21:40:00.004-04:002010-09-16T22:35:08.962-04:00Heropotamus<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After reading about the adventures of <a href="http://www.heropotamus.com/2009/12/24/heropotamus-eve/">Heropotamus</a>, Hippo wants a mask and cape of his own.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-51352274769130096902010-09-12T18:24:00.000-04:002010-09-12T18:24:32.713-04:00Meet Schnaubbles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hippo was out shopping one day when he came across a distinguished-looking young hippopotamus. He saw that he was up for adoption and realized he had saved enough allowance to bring him home!<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hippo presented the new hippo to his human who promptly named him "Schnaubbles".</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-92187429974490711842010-09-07T10:47:00.000-04:002010-09-07T10:47:29.498-04:00BegemotsHippo's friend Elena sent photos of a hippopotamus <i>(begemot)</i> she found grazing on snowflakes in Moscow, Russia.<br />
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Note from Hippo: It may be short-sleeve weather in America, but Russia is on the other side of the world so it's cold and snowy there.<br />
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He wonders if they'll migrate over here when the seasons change.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-75699752012810013242010-08-30T10:27:00.000-04:002010-08-30T10:27:41.136-04:00Ludwig's Summer VacationIt's just about time to head back to school (or work). So Hippo's friend <a href="http://hippograms.blogspot.com/2009/12/ludwig.html">Ludwig von Flusspferd</a> wrote to tell more about how he spent his summer vacation.<br />
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After some time spent <a href="http://hippograms.blogspot.com/2010/07/injury.html">seeing doctors</a>, his vacation became more fun.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for sharing, Ludwig! From the rest of you, Hippo A. Potamus would like to know:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>How did you and your hippo spend summer vacation?</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-45061034339626085912010-08-24T23:14:00.001-04:002011-01-30T10:31:30.774-05:00Meet D.H.<div style="text-align: center;">Contrary to popular belief, I am NOT afraid of the vacuum cleaner. When my staff was cleaning the other day, the only reason I ran under the couch was to pick up some change that rolled underneath. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Maybe it wouldn't do that if I had pockets.) </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I guess it had been a while since we cleaned under there, since I made a new friend. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet D.H. (short for Dust Hippo).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's so tiny, it is kind of hard to see him. Here's a close-up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<em><span style="color: blue;"> *Note from Hippo's Handlers--D.H. didn't really grow up under the couch. He moved here from a nice place called Moss Mountain (</span><a href="http://mossmountain.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple;">mossmountain.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color: blue;">) when he got a job offer from our pod to be Undersecretary of Couch Stuff. And he wasn't stealing Hippo's allowance, either. </span></em></div>Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-7933198279185510192010-08-13T00:13:00.000-04:002010-08-13T00:13:14.902-04:00Dr. Hippo's Practice<div style="text-align: center;">Since I've spent so much time taking care of sick hippos in my little pod, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided I should practice medicine.</div><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Messy, gross things make me kind of woozy,</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm really good at prescribing Band-aids and Tylenol. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Get well, hippos!</div>Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-84954753482956697382010-07-28T13:06:00.011-04:002010-07-28T13:06:00.574-04:00Hippos (sort of) at WorkAnother FOH (Friend of Hippo) discovered she gets to work with hippos (sort of) every day. Not the cute little kind like me, or the cute rotund kind like <a href="http://www.jessicahippo.co.za/">Jessica</a> or <a href="http://www.owenandmzee.com/omweb/">Owen</a> or <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/News/Happyleaves.cfm">Uncle Happy</a>. <br />
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These hippos are lucky enough to live in a big, fancy library! This library is so fancy, they use old <a href="http://www.libraryhistorybuff.com/cardcatalog-evolution.htm">card catalog</a> cards for scrap paper.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This kind of hippo is the patron saint of brewers (I knew there was a reason I like root beer!), printers, theologians, and sore eyes.</div><br />
Cameras weren't invented yet when he was alive, but he looked kind of like this.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW6xaow35BhpNzijhzhD1TSyhUxPbO7Cbm3xRRiTxJG6-fLfLBrlIe8INnKQ2eu6hwgVaTqYpkLXlw8gOPh4p9uiCu6XTM1AW052Py1Dj521l79xHCHyHqgM1Q4TEAc7qcT8-krfq1wA/s1600/augustine+hippo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW6xaow35BhpNzijhzhD1TSyhUxPbO7Cbm3xRRiTxJG6-fLfLBrlIe8INnKQ2eu6hwgVaTqYpkLXlw8gOPh4p9uiCu6XTM1AW052Py1Dj521l79xHCHyHqgM1Q4TEAc7qcT8-krfq1wA/s320/augustine+hippo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is another kind of sort-of a hippo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo">Saint Augustine of Hippo</a>.</div>Hippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-32090319328583460522010-07-24T12:21:00.001-04:002010-08-30T10:18:43.946-04:00InjuryLudwig von Flusspferd is on summer vacation in Michigan. It's considerably cooler there than his hometown of Washington, DC. Since he's too absorbent to wade in a pool, he prefers to lounge in the shade with a mild breeze and a cool drink.<br />
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But yesterday his human escort injured his leg and had to go see a doctor for X-rays. So they ventured out into the hot weather. It was kind of scary looking at all the instruments while they waited for the doctor. And in the X-ray room there was a hard table and some kind of apparatus hanging from the ceiling that looked like it'd be good at bonking you on the head.<br />
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His human was okay – nothing broken. And Ludwig got to pick a cool sticker on his way out.<br />
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Between bouts of sitting in front of the air conditioner sipping lemonade and eating p<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">opsicles</span>, I've been trying to look after an unwell member of our little hippo-pod. Hopefully, he is on the mend and we will start taking field trips again, soon. <br />
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Dressing in my doctor duds probably helps him heal faster.<br />
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In the meantime, think cool thoughts!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">...but I become Ninja-hippo by night!</div><br />
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