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I and the Bird and what not
Once again I’m late to posting a link to the latest I and the Bird, # 63. It can be found over at the Greenbelt. I shouldn’t have to repeat myself but I will. I and the Bird always presents great posts about birds and birding and is always worth a visit. And you should…
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New Service
When I went out to start the truck this morning to take Travis to school I discovered that the Hamlet is offering an new service to go with their water delivery, free truck washes. It would appear that somehow when our water was delivered last night the hose must have got away from the operator.…
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Ahem
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Some new family pictures.
I thought I’d share with you some photos of us that I received by email today. I really need to credit the photographer but (I hate to say it) I only remember his first name, Alex… They are pictures from our visit to the CCGS Louis S. St. Laurent. The first is my new favourite…
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Screenplay
Part of my writing energy these days has been going into a screenplay that I’ve been writing. I’ve now finished my first draft, I’ve sent it off to a few people to read over and critique it for me, mostly family (although some of the family actually has credentials, I’ve a second cousin who is…
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A poem and two thoughts for the day
If You KnewEllen Bass What if you knew you’d be the last to touch someone? If you were taking tickets, for example, at the theater, tearing them, giving back the ragged stubs, you might take care to touch that palm, brush your fingertips along the life line’s crease. When a man pulls his wheeled suitcase…
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And the award for “Best title of a scientific paper” goes to…
Female-limited polymorphism in the copulatory organ of a traumatically inseminating insect. The runner up is…One-sided ejaculation of echidna sperm bundles. Just go to Bootstrap Analysis for the explanation. You should be going there regularly anyway.
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Full moon
I’ve had surprisingly little to say of late. I guess I’ve been putting my writing energy elsewhere the past little while. But the full moon over Arctic Bay is just a little too beautiful to pass up. I took this picture a few minutes ago, and it reinforces the limitations of my point and shoot…
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I and the Bird #62
A little late in the notification, but I and the Bird #62, is up and running over at Greg Laden’s blog, part of the Seed Science Collective. As always there is a world wide variety of postings on birds, and as always it is well worth heading over there and checking out the offerings. I…
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Happy Birthday to…
Micky Mouse! Who first appeared in Steamboat Willie 79 years ago today. If Walt hadn’t had some financing problems he would have been Oswald the Rabbit. "Who’s the leader of the band, that’s made for you and me. O-S-W-A-L-D T-H-E R-A…" Nah, it’s just not the same.
