Cephalopods

This is a departure from my normal political rambling. I was asked the other day why I'm so interested in these magnificent creatures. Well, I was hooked after watching a show about cuttlefish on PBS when I was a little kid. I don't think I could ever have imagined anything so breathtakingly alien and intriguing when I was that age. The studies I've read about them from that point on have only cemented my love for all things cephalopod. My wife, friends and family all poke fun at me because I won't eat cephalopods - "Oh, my husband won't eat calamari, they're his friends."(said w/ much sarcasm) Unfortunately for those who press further, a flurry of factoids about the depth and breadth of the cephalopods intelligence and general coolness are about to be tossed in their direction. Conversation is then awkwardly steered away from the cephalopod fan-boy like one would steer a conversation away from a Trekkie.