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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The Bigguns and the Nephews

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Sometimes, such as on the Internet, I think it's not necessarily such a good idea to talk about the children in our lives in such a way ...

Phenology: Storm System

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews.) Today's weather news is that that storm system that pounded the Florida Panhandle has an edge, and once a...

Sweet Violets

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews. Photo by Gracey at Morguefile.com) Does everyone out there remember the song "Sweet Violets"? I t...

Online Censorship?

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You read it in Al Gore's The Future ...Big Business and Big Government don't like the way people like you and me may not get as much...
Monday, April 28, 2014

Phenology for April 28, 2014

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Phenology is the study of natural phenomena, which is still done largely by people logging or blogging about what we've seen outdoors to...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

How to Make Sure I Will Not Buy a Product

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews.) Last week and today, I'm seeing pop-up ads at Bubblews. Ads are actually covering up what I'm trying t...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Redbud Winter

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"Redbud winter" is a local name for a cold snap that usually occurs around the time the redbud trees start to bloom, typically du...

Phenology: Vincas

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews. Photo by Cohdra at Morguefile.com.) Vinca, also known as pervenche, periwinkle, and occasionally myrtle, is...

Bidens: Wildflowers That Become Weeds

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews, where the photo I snapped was destroyed by the system a few months later. Sideshowmom donated this particularly sh...

Pris at an Impasse

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As regular readers remember...for more than two years I slogged out to one computer center or another, every day or two, often spending mor...
Monday, April 14, 2014

What Do You Put in a Taco?

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews.  Yes, this was a quickie post suggested by an ad picture. I hope the sponsors enjoyed it.) A taco is a sort of ...

Paid to Sign Political Petition?

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Technically it's illegal to offer people payment to sign a political petition. But here's a twist...what if the payment is just a fe...

A Wonderful, Terrible Week, with Siamese Kittens

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews...and I found a copy of one of the kitten pictures, although they were snapped two weeks after this "Bubble...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Does Muscle Size Matter?

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews. Technically I suppose we shouldn't discuss arm and shoulder muscles here, since they are body parts, but...

Ziggy's Advice to Bloggers

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(So far as I know, Tom Wilson 's " Ziggy " cartoons have never been animated, but they deserve to be.)  A recent Ziggy cartoon...

Sick Building Update

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews) I know I've posted something on this topic at Bubblews before: Some buildings are sick. Some buildings make...

Let's Invent a Superstition!

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In the spirit of the Washington City Paper's "Conspiracy Theory" feature (mentioned this morning at Chataway), and further in...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Dandelions Really Do Cure (Most) Warts

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews. Image from Krosseel at Morguefile:  http://cdn.morguefile.com/imageData/public/files/k/kevinrosseel/preview/f...

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(Reclaimed from Bubblews. Image of a Persa azul cat from Ban7 at Morguefile.) Thanks to  Cynthianne  's  www.bubblews.com/news/21...