Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday Update
Well, internet, it's gotten crazy around here again (still?) and I haven't been keeping up. And to be honest, I don't think I'll be posting much until we've got both feet planted firmly in summer around here -- there's just too stuff much coming up and going on in the next few weeks.
But here are a couple of interesting items from today...
My dog killed a baby bird this morning (I think she was just trying to make friends), and I think the mom is still pissed. This morning, I heard a commotion out in the back yard and when I went to investigate there was a dead baby bird, and a very angry adult bird squawking and dive bombing the dog. And now I think that same bird is outside the dog's window (she's got a spot where she hangs out, next to a window), shrieking and flying at the window. It's spooky.
And then a totally unrelated thing, but I'll mention it because I was a big fan of Google Docs, which is now being replaced with Google Drive. This could be cool...
But here are a couple of interesting items from today...
My dog killed a baby bird this morning (I think she was just trying to make friends), and I think the mom is still pissed. This morning, I heard a commotion out in the back yard and when I went to investigate there was a dead baby bird, and a very angry adult bird squawking and dive bombing the dog. And now I think that same bird is outside the dog's window (she's got a spot where she hangs out, next to a window), shrieking and flying at the window. It's spooky.
And then a totally unrelated thing, but I'll mention it because I was a big fan of Google Docs, which is now being replaced with Google Drive. This could be cool...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Alice Herz-Sommer Redux
I posted about this incredible woman before, but I recentlly ran across another wonderful video on the shiksa, and it's worth posting an update...
Video from KarmaTube
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Titanic!
Well, today is both my father's 81st birthday and the 100th anniversary of the ship Titanic's collision with an iceberg. Since he's an awesome yet humble guy, I thought I'd cut him a break on his birthday and not go on in a way that might embarrass him. Happy birthday, Daddy!
Instead, my plan has been for quite some time to do a post about Titanic, and I've been collecting links for a while. Unfortunately, when I opened up this saved, yet unpublished post, all my saved links were gone. :-(
But here are a few things that have come across my virtual desk since then. It's still an interesting list, and I may even dig around and find some of the lost material over the course of the weekend...
National Geographic Coverage
The Laroche Family
The Last Survivor
Margaret Bechstein Hays and the Titanic Orphans
Two Tennis Aces Who Survived
The Canines
The Big Picture: @100 Years
Composite Image
Heretofore Unseen Photos
Survivor's great-grandaughters mark the occasion
Unsinkable Love
The Untold Gay Story
Lakes and Oceans
... and the Inevitable Idiots
Updates: Body Found in Shipwreck?
Gizmodo: 100 Years of the Titanic
Dispatch from the Memorial Cruise
Five Curious Stories
What They Ate
The Last Supper, Again
Also, does anyone else remember this song? I think I sang it at camp, but maybe it was just with my family on car trips...
Instead, my plan has been for quite some time to do a post about Titanic, and I've been collecting links for a while. Unfortunately, when I opened up this saved, yet unpublished post, all my saved links were gone. :-(
But here are a few things that have come across my virtual desk since then. It's still an interesting list, and I may even dig around and find some of the lost material over the course of the weekend...
National Geographic Coverage
The Laroche Family
The Last Survivor
Margaret Bechstein Hays and the Titanic Orphans
Two Tennis Aces Who Survived
The Canines
The Big Picture: @100 Years
Composite Image
Heretofore Unseen Photos
Survivor's great-grandaughters mark the occasion
Unsinkable Love
The Untold Gay Story
Lakes and Oceans
... and the Inevitable Idiots
Updates: Body Found in Shipwreck?
Gizmodo: 100 Years of the Titanic
Dispatch from the Memorial Cruise
Five Curious Stories
What They Ate
The Last Supper, Again
Also, does anyone else remember this song? I think I sang it at camp, but maybe it was just with my family on car trips...
(We also had our own lyric... we alternated between "husbands and wives/little children lost their lives" and "uncles and aunts/little children lost their pants" in the chorus.)
Friday, April 13, 2012
Friday Food Photo
These photos are from Easter Sunday. Usually, I put together a big dinner for the holiday, but it's been so chaotic lately that I just didn't see it coming this year. I didn't even do any shopping. But Emmie came over anyway, and we hastily threw together what turned out to be a lovely lunch, which we enjoyed out in the back yard since the weather was so lovely.
We dug around in the fridge a bit and found some leftover lentil burgers and some eggs. I boiled the eggs and pulled some fresh lettuce out of the garden, and that pretty much did the trick! We deviled the eggs individually so that there'd be lots of variety (in the photos, they're still paired up, but when we sat down to eat, we mixed them around so everyone got a bit of everything). We managed to get photos of two of the plates (spicy, pan-asian and olivey eggs) -- the rest will be left to your imagination!
We dug around in the fridge a bit and found some leftover lentil burgers and some eggs. I boiled the eggs and pulled some fresh lettuce out of the garden, and that pretty much did the trick! We deviled the eggs individually so that there'd be lots of variety (in the photos, they're still paired up, but when we sat down to eat, we mixed them around so everyone got a bit of everything). We managed to get photos of two of the plates (spicy, pan-asian and olivey eggs) -- the rest will be left to your imagination!
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