BurningbirdDuring tonight’s walk, I finally saw the pileated woodpecker. Several times, in fact, as he was looking for food in several trees and logs nearing the walk. No camera, but I did capture a bad photo on my cell phone. Of course, I don’t have photo service with my phone carrier, and won’t get it […]
Don from Hands in the Dirt wrote of yesterday’s stormy weather we in the midwest shared: Of course, Indiana changed to daylight savings this weekend, something it has resisted for over 30 years. Coincidence? I’m glad that Don and family survived unhurt, but between Rogers dropping RSS 2.0 in favor of Atom, and Indiana finally supporting Daylight […]
I’ve linked to 3 Quarks Daily before, and it has fast become one of my favorite sites. It’s up for a couple of different Koufax Awards: Best Group Weblog and Weblog Best Deserving of Wider Recognition. This quality site needs some votes, so take a few minutes and send an email with your vote for 3 Quarks […]
I live by a simple philosophy: I never say anything of a live person I wouldn’t be willing to repeat after they’re dead. And I would never say anything of a person after their death that I wouldn’t be willing to say of them while they’re alive.
I’m about to head out for a new daily ritual: walking to the closest Starbuck’s for a latte. It’s 1.7 miles away, giving me a 3.4 mile roundtrip walk. I’m hoping this, combined with my walks at Powder, Shaw, the Gardens, and other favorite places, will help me get back into shape for some more […]