where in the world??

 I am surprised and interested by the fact, presented by BBC America and other news agencies this evening, that the current Prime Minister of Great Britain has resigned after only six weeks in office.  What's even more interesting is that they expect to replace her within two weeks. How can they do that? Where are the months and months of political ads, talking heads, debates and poll predictions?  My impression is that, even if they decide on a general election, it will happen fairly quickly.  We certainly get a lot more drama with our elections.  We are also stuck with our decisions for two to four years.  Speaking of which, our mid-term election is coming up fast.  So get out there and vote.  

But if you're suffering from political message overload, here's something more fun to ponder.  From today's entry on my trivia calendar - Where in the world can you find a museum exclusively dedicated to watermelons?  I immediately assumed that this would be somewhere in the southern US, but not so.  The China Watermelon Museum is located in the countryside just south of Beijing, an area known for its watermelon production.  It explores the history of watermelons, watermelon growing methods, and the role the watermelon plays in Chinese culture.  So now I'm wondering where watermelons actually originated.  Evidently not in my childhood back yard.