Photos
08.10.2010/15:02
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Pedestrian on Bridge
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
08.10.2010/15:02
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Gazebo on the Teche
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
08.10.2010/15:01
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Walgreens Late Afternoon
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
07.14.2010/09:55
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Asphalting Allen
While others had a Monday Independence Day Holiday, construction workers were hard at it on July 5, resurfacing the road in front of our house.

Photos
06.21.2010/18:29
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Leaf Print 2010
The road construction in front of our house continues, and today new curb was cemented in front of our house -- and we managed to make leaf prints to adorn the new work.

Photos
06.5.2010/15:13
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Eat My Street
Brontosaurus-esque asphalt digester prepares our street for re-surfacing that is to take place in upcoming days.

Photos
06.2.2010/16:20
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Prep School Gothic
St. Andrews School in Middletown, DE, founded in the late 1920s and made to look old and English.

Photos
06.2.2010/16:16
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Hold My Place
User-regulated space parsing at the 2010 graduation at St. Andrews School in Delaware.

Photos
04.10.2010/15:16
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Swollen Bladderwort
Valentine Lake, Kisatche National Forest, in central Louisiana.

Photos
04.10.2010/15:15
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Native Azaleas on the trail
Near Valentine Lake on the Wild Azalea Trail in central Louisiana.

Photos
04.10.2010/15:13
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Valentine Lake Iris
Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana.

Photos
03.15.2010/11:31
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Baldcypress Trail
A view along the Baldcypress Trail of the Louisiana State Arboretum.

Photos
03.15.2010/11:30
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Susan at the Arboretum
Susan tours the new J.D. "Prof" LaFleur Visitor Center of the Louisiana State Arboretum on the day of its opening dedication, March 14, 2010.

Photos
03.15.2010/11:29
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Arboretum Interior
The new J.D. "Prof" LaFleur Visitor Center of the Louisiana State Arboretum was dedicated on March 14, 2010.

Photos
03.15.2010/11:27
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Arboretum Dedication
Leading Louisiana arborist James A. Foret Jr. speaks at the dedication of the J.D. "Prof" LaFleur Visitor Center at the Louisiana State Arboretum on March 14, 2010.

Photos
03.15.2010/11:25
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Arboretum Photo Op
The dedication of the J.D. "Prof" LaFleur Visitor Center at the Louisiana State Arboretum on March 14, 2010.

Photos
03.2.2010/19:37
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Old River Control Auxiliary Structure - Side View
Point Breeze, LA. This project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is designed to direct waters of the Mississippi River Valley in such a manner as to help avert disastrous flooding. As of this writing, NOAA ranks the Flood Risk for Louisiana as above average due to weather conditions so far through the autumn and winter.

Photos
03.2.2010/19:32
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Old River Control Auxiliary Structure
Point Breeze, LA. This project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is designed to direct waters of the Mississippi River Valley in such a manner as to help avert disastrous flooding. As of this writing, NOAA ranks the Flood Risk for Louisiana as above average due to weather conditions so far through the autumn and winter.

Photos
02.28.2010/20:56
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Moonrise with line-shaped clouds
As we watched the moonrise tonight, we at first thought the long, thin clouds were moonlight-reflecting wires. Near Delacroix, LA.

Photos
02.28.2010/20:55
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Evening Bird Gathering
Delacroix, LA.

Photos
01.31.2010/18:58
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Winter Lake Trees
Spanish Lake, near Segura, LA.

Photos
01.11.2010/11:36
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Frost flowers
Verbesina virginica, sometimes called frostweed, is one of a few plants that makes these unusual "frost flowers" or "ice flowers" on cold winter mornings. Freezing water splits the stems and unfrozen water from below continues to be drawn up and extruded through the split to freeze instantly in the winter air, building these delicate, beautiful and ephemeral structures. These were found near Delacroix, LA.

Photos
12.31.2009/19:32
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Blue Moon Rise
Blue moon (possibly) rising near Delacroix, LA, Dec. 31, 2009.

Photos
12.21.2009/11:33
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Curved Window Condensation
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York.

Photos
12.18.2009/14:14
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Grand Central Station
New York, NY.

Photos
12.18.2009/14:12
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Greenwich House subway sign
Christopher Street station, Number 1 subway line, New York, NY.

Photos
12.18.2009/14:10
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Know Your Line-Up
Subway, New York, New York.

Photos
12.18.2009/14:10
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Market Carrots
Union Square, New York.

Photos
12.18.2009/14:07
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Photographing Whale Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York.

photos
12.18.2009/14:05
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Taking a Photo Before Monet Water Lilies
Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Photos
12.2.2009/13:06
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MBA Presentation
University of Louisiana at Lafayette MBA student Kacie Scott leads a presentation of a proposed strategic plan for Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, prepared as a class project.

Photos
11.22.2009/09:28
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Jason and Ashleigh Wedding
Lafayette, LA.

Photos
11.17.2009/11:30
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Sasanqua Petals
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
10.30.2009/10:35
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Rear Window
Chelsea, New York.

Photos
10.30.2009/10:34
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Two Cell Phone Conversations
Bryant Park, New York.

Photos
10.1.2009/08:58
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Dewey Know Where We Are
Seattle Public Library, where on some floors the Dewey decimal system is embedded into the floor to lead patrons directly to what is sought.

Photos
09.25.2009/07:31
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I Think I Will Stay In
We've had a rainy September, sometimes flooding the back patio for an hour or two, making it quite wet underfoot -- or underpaw.

Photos
09.20.2009/04:58
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Ron K. Brown
Choreographer Ron K. Brown, in Lafayette, LA for his troupe's Evidence, A Dance Company performance for Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, leads a dance workshop on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

News
08.13.2009/16:22
Gone but not forgotten
Les Paul, R.I.P.

News
08.11.2009/18:17
Tweet!
Opera by Twitterers.

Sites
08.11.2009/16:16
I want it!
Fanboy heaven.

News
08.11.2009/11:57
Smile for the pitcher
"All three are pitcher plant experts, having travelled to remote locations in the search for new species."

Photos
08.10.2009/10:04
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View from Steptoe Butte
Steptoe Butte, Washington.

Sites
08.7.2009/09:16
Kitty kitty
CATcerto.

Sites
08.6.2009/09:19
I am dead
Twitter from beyond the grave.

Sites
08.3.2009/18:00
Fear
Fomo.

Drivel
08.3.2009/11:43
Terms and Conditions
In keeping with the desirability of being courteous and informative in every way to site visitors, I have posted the Terms and Conditions associated with visiting this blog.

News
08.1.2009/17:08
Porkchop's Hill
Photo caption: "Rolland 'Porkchop' Guillot and buddy Mike Douet clown around with a dead alligator Guillot found, very much alive, under his trailered boat." (Thanks to our friend Jim for bringing this to our attention!)

Photos
07.27.2009/16:31
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Icebergs in Lake
Mt. Edith Cavell, Alberta.

Photos
07.27.2009/16:29
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Amber Waves of Grain
Near Ronan, WA.

Photos
07.27.2009/16:28
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Tidal Flats
Naselle, WA.

Photos
07.27.2009/16:25
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Winter Wheat
Near Tekoa, Washington.

Photos
07.27.2009/16:23
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Spring Wheat
In the Palouse Hills of Eastern WA.

Photos
07.27.2009/16:21
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Border cloud
Somewhere near Toledo Bend, from about 23,000 feet.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:48
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Fit for Ewoks
Giant Cedars Trail, Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:47
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Mountain Sheep
Near Jasper, AB.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:45
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Photographing Mountain Sheep
Near Jasper, AB.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:44
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Mt. Baker Auto
Near Nooksack, WA.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:42
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Fraser River Curve
British Columbia.

Photos
07.17.2009/18:40
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Helicopter Rescue
Near Kilby, BC, Canada.

News
07.9.2009/09:56
Fat and hot both
"But who wants to exercise when it's 100 degrees outside?"

News
07.8.2009/20:06
Chaat room
"Customers at both carts often ask why there are two Indian carts next to each other."

Sites
07.8.2009/12:51
Generation gap
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
myparentsjoinedfacebook.com

Sites
07.3.2009/13:31
Pull over!
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
restareahistory.org

Sites
07.3.2009/09:31
Gone but not forgotten
Homesite, R.I.P.

News
07.2.2009/07:14
Don't smile, you're on a candid camera
"Sharane Gott, president of the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana, said this is the first time she's heard of a consumer using a video camera to capture poor service."

News
06.28.2009/10:12
Pabst gets the blue ribbon
World's Ugliest Dog.

Sites
06.27.2009/03:39
Shut your trap!
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
animal-traps.com

News
06.26.2009/20:33
Mammal alert
Restaurant-invading marmot in the news.

Sites
06.26.2009/15:53
Someone Tweeted
"Loose Tweets Sink Fleets."
(Thanks to Jeff)

Sites
06.25.2009/08:20
Hate me
Poems of self-loathing.

News
06.22.2009/16:33
Not yet gone and hard to forget
Kodachrome, R.I.P..

Drivel
06.20.2009/05:49
The satisfactions of avoidance
Sometimes I spend more time trying to not do things I don't want to do, than trying to do things I want to do.

News
06.17.2009/08:19
Red Fish
"The programming of contemporary music from the classical tradition is especially lively at Le Poisson Rouge."

Sites
06.12.2009/16:10
No, kitty!
"When I am using my computer, my cat often walks across the keyboard. Sometimes she renames files, selects and deletes text—once, she replied to an email. This became such a problem that I had to unplug my keyboard whenever I left my home."

News
06.11.2009/07:46
Fruits of the city
"The cart's debut was the centerpiece of the first public celebration of a new citywide effort to encourage street vendors to bring fresh vegetables and fruit to low-income neighborhoods."

News
06.10.2009/06:09
Blame both
We have a huge national debt. Which party is to blame? Both, actually.

News
06.9.2009/07:49
High Line
"The High Line project is something of a New York fairy tale, given that it started with a couple of guys who met at a community board meeting in 1999."

Sites
05.29.2009/10:05
Big steps
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
YoungDancersInRep.org

News
05.28.2009/19:01
Queen for a Big Day!
"He saw fliers advertising the prom and the election but they didn't specify that the queen must be female. He thought the role would suit him better than prom king."

News
05.24.2009/21:12
They're coming!
Vicious, attacking Komodo dragon lizards in the news.

Sites
05.22.2009/17:10
Now you know
"Since 12-Sep-1998 the toilet has been flushed 40779 times. An average flush lasted for 1.34 seconds. The highest temperature ever in the toilet was at 26-Jul-2006 - 16:53:01 with 31.0 C/ 87.8F."

Sites
05.22.2009/16:26
Old times
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
oldphotosjapan.com
(Thanks to Ron)

Sites
05.22.2009/09:13
This is how it should be done
"We have created an Escrow Account that holds the source code for Pogoplug's back-end services. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, our source code will be published on SourceForge for the community to manage how they see fit."

Sites
05.21.2009/21:09
Compact reports
140-character (Twitter length) capsules of chick flicks.

News
05.20.2009/08:31
Hold on, I'm coming!
Coming soon to smart phones, including, no doubt, the iPhone: a service that tracks your GPS and can inform your next appointment that you're running late.

News
05.20.2009/05:54
The bite is worse
"These results are congruent with the observed unusual quietness and apparent rapid shock of prey items."

News
05.13.2009/17:10
Whose turn was it, anyway?
"An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill."

News
05.13.2009/14:45
Cracked up
Uh-oh.

Drivel
05.10.2009/10:12
Nerd. Way.
Am I a geek? You decide: I have a new Mac Mini, and am running Ubuntu in one Parallels VM and the Windows 7 RC in another. Plus, you know, fooling around with the Mac OS X dashboard. Thinking about doing my book report on ants, too.

News
05.10.2009/10:11
Saving grace
"Sustained increases in household saving would cause a difficult period of restructuring for the American economy, which has become increasingly driven by consumer spending."

News
05.10.2009/10:05
Dark energy
"Xoçai, a chocolate touted to have New Age health benefits, is being marketed, Amway-style, at parties in Manhattan. "

Sites
05.9.2009/09:45
How do you sell a chicken to a deaf man?
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
OldJewsTellingJokes.com
(Thanks to our bud Bud for this one)

News
05.8.2009/09:26
Rats
Nuutria in the legal news.

Drivel
05.7.2009/08:10
Old feller
I suppose I would describe myself as outdated, but is the term "outdated" still used much these days?

News
05.6.2009/16:56
Little and troubled
Pikas in the news.

Drivel
04.27.2009/14:13
Promote your fish???!?
From out of nowhere, inexplicably, the phrase "Boost your salmon" has entered my brain. Name for a rock band? Message implanted by space aliens? Recipe tip?

News
04.27.2009/09:40
Kerchoo!
Swine flu map.

Photos
04.26.2009/09:37
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Wire on the ground
New Iberia, LA. Left over, I believe, from Hurricane Gustav.

News
04.21.2009/09:43
Look up!
"Lost Dutchman State Park has ranger-guided full-moon hikes and monthly astronomy nights."

Sites
04.14.2009/19:33
Don't cut it right away!
How to heat boudin, from Bouque's Specialties in Port Barre, LA. (This video can take a moment or two to load, but the wait will be richly rewarded with good information well pesented!)

Photos
04.13.2009/11:15
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Head of Bayou Teche
Nice backyard vantage point of the headwaters of the Bayou Teche. I have lived most of my life near the Bayou Teche in New Iberia, LA, but only on Good Friday, 2009, did I ever venture to the origin of the Teche, branching off Bayou Courtableau in Port Barre, just behind Bourque's Specialties, home of the original jalapeno sausage cheese bread.

News
04.13.2009/10:22
Lost and lamented
Unfortunately, it is becoming apparent that we can't have a world that has both the groovy, convenient, e-commerce Internet and the likes of Patelson Music House. How I treasure the memories of the hours I spent there on my country-boy visits to New York.

Sites
04.9.2009/12:43
Lovely to look at
Camera lens ring bracelets.

News
04.3.2009/11:39
Squeeze me!
"If you don't want to spend more money, be careful what you touch."

News
03.30.2009/13:12
One stop shopping
"If you take any medicines, you know that every pill you see in your hand makes you feel five years older."

News
03.27.2009/12:05
Ouch!
Um, sorry...

News
03.24.2009/10:12
If not now, when?
Hyperopia.

Drivel
03.24.2009/09:12
Stronger With Each Other
I will be having a photo exhibit at the Iberia Parish Library April 15 - May 12, 2009, with an artist reception on Wednesday, April 15 from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the Main Library in New Iberia, 445 E. Main St. There will be about 70-80 prints from digital photographs taken in various places around the U.S. and Canada, all taken this decade. Here is a look at the promotional poster for the exhibit (and you can also download this as a PDF by clicking here).

Most of the photos in the exhibit are found here on Poor Clio; here is the one used on the poster.

As we created prints, mounted them, arranged them, etc. for the exhibit, I was amazed at how different it was to see them as physical objects as opposed to only as digital renderings on a computer screen. I had forgotten how much I like... pictures.

Hope to see you at the opening, you're invited!

Photos
03.24.2009/08:51
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On the Melville Ferry
A small ferry crosses the Atchafalaya River at Melville, LA. The locale is so remote that for five miles or so east of the ferry crossing La. 10 is unpaved.

Photos
03.24.2009/08:49
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Herbs room
The new facility for the Louisiana State Arboretum, likely opening in summer, 2009.

News
03.23.2009/20:30
Dumb clucks
"The museum would include a chicken cage-like playscape for the children that would show how cramped conditions are for the chickens."

Drivel
03.23.2009/10:13
March Madness
The NCAA basketball tournament is supposed to have all the greatest teams in the world of college basketball, and yet three quarters of the teams didn't even make it through the first weekend!

Sites
03.18.2009/14:21
Laugh tracks
NYC sitcom map.

News
03.16.2009/12:10
Dora Dora Dora
"The Dora that we all know and love is not going away."

Sites
03.16.2009/09:44
Grab it
Gorilla Gripper.

Photos
03.13.2009/10:52
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Stirring music
Two people, four ears, two ear buds, one iPod: Delaware school girls Rebecca Ogus and Angel Genares share music as they stir the pot at the "gumbo camp" we hosted for them to learn to make Louisiana's staple stew. Their gumbo turned out mighty delicious!

News
03.13.2009/10:04
Oops!
"This product was mistakenly grabbed and thought to be Kool-Aid and put in the refrigerator."

Sites
03.13.2009/09:58
What is your type?
The Periodic Table of Typefaces.

News
03.11.2009/17:26
Save, save, save
"Buy not what you want, but what's affordable at the time."

Sites
03.11.2009/16:50
Build it
The Architectural League of New York.

News
03.11.2009/16:47
Chickening out
The Curse of Colonel Sanders.

Sites
03.3.2009/10:00
Face the facts
Don't get enough Facebook at Facebook itself? Here's a site that is about Facebook.

News
03.3.2009/09:57
Cool as an ice cube
Square Root Day!

Drivel
02.26.2009/13:45
Milestone for boomers
I have been reflecting lately that, whatever other milestones are marked by the election of Barack Obama, this is the first time that I, and my fellow U.S. baby boomers, have lived with a president who is younger than ourselves.

News
02.12.2009/16:59
Good night!
Sleeping helps you form memories.

News
02.10.2009/15:06
Look!
A hotel for birdwatchers.

Drivel
02.6.2009/12:51
Feed me
We are trying to eat better. When we lapse, we fall far. Our diet has become bi-polar: broccoli salad gives way to fried chicken. What is the compromise? Perhaps bacon-wrapped tofu blocks?

News
01.31.2009/10:20
Pills
Bad stuff about Darvon.

Sites
01.26.2009/13:32
What about Mississippi?
"There are no Top 100 cities in this state."

Sites
01.26.2009/11:57
Historic Day
David Bergman's 1474 megapixel panorama of the Obama inauguration.

Sites
01.23.2009/11:40
Pick me, pick me!
Which dogs slobber a lot?

News
01.18.2009/22:50
Flush times
"This is the largest temporary restroom event in the history of the United States."

News
01.17.2009/17:02
Crunch time
Bad, scary stuff about peanut butter.

Sites
01.16.2009/10:28
Who Else Can I Tell!
Our friend Candace has a great internship at the Kennedy Center this semester, and she is blogging about it.

News
01.13.2009/10:08
Meowwww
Feral cats in the news.

Sites
01.12.2009/21:45
Little performers
Sites Who Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
tinyninjatheater.com

Sites
01.6.2009/20:33
License Poetic
A spot of web heaven for License plate geeks.

Sites
01.5.2009/14:14
Mushroom, mushroom
The elegant stinkhorn.

Sites
01.5.2009/12:29
Dialing for no dollars
Why has it taken me this long to cozy up to RadioTime.com?

News
01.5.2009/12:28
Hair today
"All those snipped locks that are swept up after your haircut could be turned into crop fertilizer, researchers now say."

News
01.2.2009/13:22
Back home, or even new home
"We even waited a few months to comment on it because we thought it might be a fluke."

News
01.2.2009/12:27
Comet!
"Gone, too, were most of the largest animals: horses, camels, lions, mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats, ground sloths and giant armadillos."

Sites
12.26.2008/12:41
Gator music
Alligator guitars.

News
12.22.2008/11:39
Ethics
Cracking down on Louisiana's filthy history of librarian corruption.

Drivel
12.22.2008/09:51
Linguistic facts
Just as Latin originated with Rome, Pig Latin originated with Pig Rome, or, as it is more formally known, Ome-ray. The Roman Empire achieved more fame than the Pig Roman Empire, and Latin may figure more in impact on modern languages, but porcine classicists would point out that within certain age groups, Pig Latin yet today maintains a strong presence; in fact, Pig Latin speakers outnumber Latin speakers amongst 11 year-olds by some several hundred thousand to one. Latin is also, of course, the language of law and the church. While there are Catholic masses still said in Latin (and, recently, increasingly so), there are very few examples of priests who celebrate the mass in Pig Latin.

Sites
12.21.2008/19:42
Oh
Make what you will of it:
ohthehumanity.com

Sites
12.19.2008/21:53
A web of sports
Spider Club.

Photos
12.19.2008/12:13
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Handbag Palimpsests
Near Herald Square, NY.

Photos
12.19.2008/12:12
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Double Climb
Empire State Building, NY.

Photos
12.19.2008/12:11
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Disjunctive Address
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY.

Sites
12.17.2008/10:56
For pencil geeks
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
penciltalk.org
(Thanks to Will)

News
12.17.2008/10:51
Tree-toppers
Anti-road tree-toppers in the news.

Photos
12.17.2008/10:47
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Camera Phone, Camera Phone
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

Photos
12.17.2008/10:45
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Knees and Feet
Subway, NYC.

Photos
12.17.2008/10:45
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Staredown
Madison Square, NY.

Photos
12.11.2008/16:48
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Wet Day Leaves
Central Park, NY.

Photos
12.10.2008/16:43
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Menorah for Burrito Diners
Greenwich Village.

Drivel
12.4.2008/17:47
Meta-perusal?
I like to read novels for hours on end, and I notice that of all the varied activities I read about, I hardly ever encounter any scenes in which one of the characters sits around reading novels for hours on end.

News
12.4.2008/11:47
We're Number ONE!
"Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state."

News
12.4.2008/09:10
Touch, click, touch, click
"SquareConnect chief executive Mat Henshall said that the company can turn the four-inch display of the iPhone into a virtual remote control for any consumer electronics gadget that ordinarily requires a separate remote."

Sites
12.3.2008/09:19
Dance, dance, dance!
Today we launched a new web site for my friend Rebecca Landry, who has Gerami Academy. It was particularly fun to construct, as there were tons of videos and great photos of the dancing.

News
11.28.2008/08:41
Underground sale
Tunnel vision.

News
11.25.2008/11:25
So many, so few
"I was at the event when the camp closed, which was a sad day - so hopefully something could come of this."

Sites
11.25.2008/11:23
Be thankful
"What are the Health-Promoting Properties of Cranberries?"

News
11.20.2008/12:41
Paperless magazine
"Ziff Davis Media announced Wednesday that it was ending print publication of its 27-year-old flagship, PC Magazine, and would take the title online only."

News
11.15.2008/10:37
Blues tube
"Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize."

Sites
11.10.2008/09:26
Eat me
Kenny Shopsin's banana guacamole.

News
11.7.2008/14:53
Electric axman
Guitar hero.

Sites
11.6.2008/21:05
Old, old version
Photoshop. I stared and stared at this today!

News
11.6.2008/20:59
Running wild
Fox bites jogger can be news.

News
11.3.2008/17:43
Grounded
"Each tablet of Airborne contains 5,000 international units of pre-formed vitamin A. The current recommended dietary allowance for vitamin A is only 2,333 IU. At higher daily levels, vitamin A can promote osteoporosis."

News
11.3.2008/10:40
Wide range
Yma Sumac, R.I.P.

News
10.30.2008/10:17
Crying wolf
"Environmentalists said the changes are inadequate because wolves can still be shot on sight in most of the state."

Sites
10.29.2008/22:32
LOST 2009
LOST 2009 trailer.

News
10.28.2008/13:33
Paperless office
"We have the luxury — the opportunity — of making a leap that most newspapers will have to make in the next five years."

Sites
10.27.2008/10:22
Feel the love
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
ihatemyiphone.com

See also:
ihatemywork.net

Drivel
10.25.2008/08:26
Mail reaction
I wonder if some folks who are accustomed to licking their stamps involuntarily salivate at the sight of envelopes with no postage on them.

Photos
10.23.2008/15:27
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Our Lady of the Ghouls
New Iberia, LA.

Drivel
10.23.2008/13:54
Happy Birthday, 12 Across
Ned Rorem is 85 today. Happy Birthday, Ned, from music lovers and crossword puzzle lovers!

News
10.23.2008/08:05
Gritty in the city
Street lit.

Sites
10.22.2008/18:47
Plant science
Nature Overtakes Structure.

News
10.22.2008/17:47
Yummy!
Spider eats bird. Now, that's news!

News
10.21.2008/07:55
Munch!
Woman bites fiance.

News
10.21.2008/04:33
Zzzzzz
Get more sleep.

News
10.20.2008/19:08
And yeti continues...
Crytpozoological footprints in the news.

News
10.20.2008/19:05
Dino-might!
"Some of the footprints — once thought to be potholes formed by erosion — measure 16 inches across and have three toes and a heel."

News
10.20.2008/12:36
Up in the sky...
"The order came to fire a salvo of rockets at the UFO."

Sites
10.14.2008/19:45
Plus ca change
New York, then and now.

Photos
10.13.2008/10:43
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Zydeco! World Premiere
World Premiere of choreographer Elisa Monte's Zydeco!, commissioned by Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (PASA), and presented for the first time at Heymann Performing Arts Center in Lafayette, LA, on Oct. 11, 2008. The piece was performed by the Elisa Monte Dance Company, and featured projected images as well as live music by Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys (in the orchestra pit, and seen here in the foreground), to a score by Jonno Frishberg.

Photos
10.13.2008/10:41
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Zydeco! Student Performance
Elisa Monte Dance Company provides a special daytime performance for students, including the newly commissioned Zydeco!, under the aegis of Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (PASA) in Lafayette, LA.

Photos
10.13.2008/10:37
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Notes at Rehearsal
Choreographer Elisa Monte takes rehearsal notes in preparation for the Oct. 11, 2008 world premiere of her new Zydeco! piece commissioned by the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (PASA) in Lafayette, LA.

News
10.12.2008/12:42
Lost treasures
Say, whatever happened to those trillions of dollars we thought we had?

News
10.8.2008/20:35
Yosemite rock slide!
"Tents were crushed, trees were knocked down, hard cabins were moved out of their positions, with boulders blocking their doorway."

Photos
10.4.2008/09:57
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Garden Project
Teachers, students and volunteers gathered on Oct. 4, 2008 to create a school garden as part of a New Iberia Optimist Club project at Sugarland Elementary School in New Iberia, LA.

Sites
09.28.2008/11:20
RIP
Scrabble tombstone.

News
09.27.2008/10:14
Makeup magic!
"It was also suggested haemorrhoid cream under the eyes gets rid of dark circles and bags."

Photos
09.27.2008/08:53
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King Sucrose Tractor
Reigning King Sucrose of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival in New Iberia, LA, marks his Country Club Drive home with 40s-era tractor and farmer effigy.

Sites
09.27.2008/08:45
Calming effect
Here is some helpful info on show pig paste.

Drivel
09.21.2008/10:20
Fish story?
Reported last night at a dinner party as having been overheard amongst the daily announcements at a re-convening school in recently Ike-flooded Delcambre, LA.: "Don't pick up the dead fish on the playground."

Sites
09.19.2008/10:02
Barry mail
Barack Obama's inbox hacked!.

News
09.18.2008/21:33
Reef life
"People have been working at these places for a long time and still there are literally hundreds and hundreds of new species that no one has ever collected or described."

News
09.17.2008/13:52
Rally round the flag
"Previous attempts to choose a flag for the county lacked support, but it grew with the 2012 Olympics sailing events being held in Weymouth and Portland."

Sites
09.17.2008/13:50
Post-storm
Take a look at what Hurricane Gustav did to Grand Isle, LA.

Sites
09.8.2008/08:51
Where the money goes
Spend way too much money on... stuff? You may live in the United States!

Drivel
09.6.2008/09:22
Stormy Weather
Gustav has just left. Ike threatens. What's not to like?

12 not-so-bad things about having back-to-back hurricanes:

1. You won't lose much in the way of frozen food, since you just threw out all the things that rotted in your freezer a couple of days ago.

2. This time, you won't have to worry about that big limb that just fell on your patio.

3. Really, the refrigerator hasn't looked this clean in years, and it looks like it will stay that way for longer than you thought.

4. Now that you finally found all the flashlights and candles, you'll be able to use them some more.

5. All those batteries you were lugging in from the store when your electicity came back on are now suddenly useful again!

6. You have even more time to re-schedule all the meetings that were set for last week and this week.

7. You might actually get to eat that second can of corned beef hash which you would never, never eat in any other conditions.

8. All those people you just did favors for know it's their turn.

9. You will get to use every last one of the t-shirts you saved for dirty tasks like yard cleanup.

10. It's a crisis! It is OKAY to eat potato sticks right from the can!

11. The awning is already down.

12. No use putting yourself out cleaning up that last corner of the yard... yet!

News
09.5.2008/06:38
Disaster inflation
"The storms themselves haven't changed."

Drivel
09.4.2008/09:16
Putting the gust in Gustav
We are with power, etc. after the passage of Hurricane Gustav, although just across the street our neighbors have been without electricity for four days. We are doing laundry for, delivering ice to and serving an occasional meal for a few that we know still without juice. But, all in all, we are just fine and things are getting back to normal. I have not included any photos because they would look just like the ones I posted for Hurricane Lili six years ago. You know, some downed limbs, a dramatic shot or two from the most unfortunate of tree falls, something about the power being out, and then something about things being more back to normal. The ones from 2002 can serve just as well.

Drivel
09.1.2008/10:38
Gustav
For the first time ever, I have left home during a hurricane. There is a mandatory evacuation order in Iberia Parish where I live, so we went 20 miles inland to Lafayette to stay with friends. As I write, Gustav has just come ashore near Cocodrie, LA. It should move right over New Iberia, but as a much weaker storm than many we have endured. We're hoping to return to only the usual post-storm cleanup of downed limbs, etc.

News
08.30.2008/15:09
Dark nights
Save the fireflies.

Photos
08.30.2008/12:03
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Brooklyn Heatherdale
At the Dundas Plowing Match & Agricultural Fair, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.30.2008/12:03
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Wiley Coyote I
West Point, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.30.2008/12:02
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View from the Lighthouse
West Point Lighthouse, PEI.

Photos
08.30.2008/12:01
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Two Canoes at Bay Fortune
Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.30.2008/11:59
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The Lighthouse She Chose
Susan glows with pride for having found us accommodations at the West Point Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island, where I slept to the sounds of the sussurations of the sea.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:33
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Grain Field
Near Bay Fortune, PEI.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:31
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PEI Turbines
Near West Point, PEI.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:29
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Taking Care of the Plane
Miscouche, PEI.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:25
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Mussels
Mussel stockings at St. Peters, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:20
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Shaded Lane
New Harmony Road, Eastern Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:19
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Fish Market
Eastern Prince Edwards Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:19
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Spud bank
Potato farming, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:13
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Ladies Plowing Competition
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:12
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Competitive Plowing
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:08
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A Belgian in Dundas
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:07
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Ferry Railings
Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island ferry service.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:05
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A Kayaker Videos the Passing Ferry
Near Caribou, NS.

Drivel
08.23.2008/20:12
Biden, His Time?
Joe Biden. How ordinary.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:08
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Absolutely No Diving
Taylor Creek, Beaufort, NC.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:06
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Good Reading Porch
Our friend Rebecca enjoys her book in Beaufort, NC.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:05
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Ferry Window
Susan on the ferry from Bar Harbor, ME to Yarmouth, NS.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:04
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The Art of Paper
Lenox, MA.

News
08.11.2008/14:06
Eat me
Kenny Shopsin has written a book.

Sites
08.11.2008/10:42
1938
The Diaries of George Orwell published in real time -70 years.

News
08.10.2008/11:56
Down
Fallen arch in the news.

Drivel
08.10.2008/11:46
Bugged phone
For our entomologist friends, can someone please invent Crawler ID for the iPhone?

News
08.8.2008/21:40
Bite me
Rabid vampire bats in the news.

News
08.4.2008/13:36
Sleep well!
"The carrier has done away with the recycled blankets and pillows used on its flights, and has started offering an 'eco-friendly' travel blanket and pillow that can be purchased for $7 on flights longer than two hours."

Drivel
08.3.2008/20:25
Good PR
The National Poultry Board has set as its public relations focus an intense campaign to get product placement in Hollywood movies. The rallying cry for the group is, "A chicken in every plot!"

Sites
08.2.2008/20:31
Aged blonde
Internet promotions can linger on as cyber-litter years later.

Sites
07.28.2008/21:01
Meta-Museum
There is something mesmerizing about this collection of photos from the American Museum of Natural History.

News
07.28.2008/11:41
Performing Arts
"Murphy noted that the club has a gallery selling collectible posters and other art, and it provides patrons with sketch pads."

News
07.25.2008/13:57
Light news
"Finally, we have the right instruments in the right place at the right time, and it's allowed scientists to be able to make the necessary observations to settle this heated debate once and for all."

Sites
07.23.2008/20:16
Personal trainer
I've lately been using some of the online training available at lynda.com, and boy, is it good.

News
07.23.2008/20:14
Don't call me, I'll call you
"The question is do you want to play Russian roulette with your brain."

News
07.23.2008/11:22
Bag it
"The second-largest US city behind New York, Los Angeles, with its four million population, will ban plastic bagging in all supermarkets, grocery and retail stores."

News
07.22.2008/09:09
Blow wind blow
What's old is new again: Windmills in the Netherlands.

News
07.20.2008/10:33
Wealthy nation
Zimbabwe is rapidly becoming a nation of trillionaires.

Photos
07.18.2008/14:20
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Crabbing Under the Clouds
Our friend Jackie shows admirable crab-string-pulling form at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

Photos
07.18.2008/14:19
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Crab bucket
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

Photos
07.18.2008/13:27
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Bait String
Rockefeller National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

News
07.18.2008/01:02
Fish tale
"Catfish farmers across the South, unable to cope with the soaring cost of corn and soybean feed, are draining their ponds."

Drivel
07.15.2008/20:36
You are probably wealthy!
If you have been worried over how the recent twists in the economy are affecting you, it might be useful to remember just how rich you are. (And a grateful tip of the hat to Ron for pointing me to this.)

News
07.13.2008/13:56
Life is cheap, gas is not
"I think there is some silver lining here in higher gas prices in that we will see a public health gain."

Sites
07.10.2008/16:57
Kneecaps
If you know someone who claims to have been in Yankee Stadium on July 4, you just might be able to check for yourself.

Sites
07.9.2008/06:27
Bit.ly
Bit.ly is a cool new URL shortening service, explained here. You even have a shot at making your own short URL; for instance, bit.ly/ourhouse.

Sites
07.8.2008/11:37
Spot on
Well, this would be a good reason to learn Russian.

News
07.8.2008/11:23
Evil twins?
Where you can still visit the Twin Towers.

Photos
07.7.2008/16:01
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One Gal Two Guys
Nephila Clavipes in Cade, LA.

Sites
07.6.2008/16:55
Desert Island Reading
Lost Book Club.

Photos
07.3.2008/20:40
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Filled Windows With Gauge
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
07.3.2008/20:39
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Blue Trimmed Door
New Iberia, LA.

News
07.3.2008/14:38
Eat 'em up!
"It was tremendously monotonous."

News
07.2.2008/08:37
Lookin' good!
"Apparently, all the publicity surrounding the ongoing investigation into alleged underage marriage among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) on a Texas ranch has created some serious demand for prairie dresses."

Sites
06.27.2008/12:48
Bolts from the blue
Google image search: lightning.jpg.

Drivel
06.27.2008/08:35
Higher prices?
Inflation? Not necessary! Prices are already high!

News
06.27.2008/07:38
Up above
How New York's High Line will look.

News
06.24.2008/22:04
Thong toe
Bad stuff about flip-flops.

News
06.24.2008/10:28
Take me out...
"A ballpark organist is part of the unobtrusive background of baseball, or used to be, until most were quietly silenced by time and outsourced by recorded music."

Sites
06.23.2008/13:16
Addictive but fulfilling
If you don't want to go outside for a long, long, time, click into popurls.com.

Sites
06.23.2008/10:46
Cold One(s)
Chill beer or soda in minutes.

Drivel
06.22.2008/14:57
Batman is coming
Will the new Batman movie be the 2008 summer film that finally doesn't disappoint?

News
06.19.2008/12:10
Nothing much on tonight
"The cup she had been drinking tea from was still on a table next to the chair she had been sitting in and the house was full of things no one had seen for decades."

Sites
06.18.2008/10:02
High water
Stirring collection of pix from Iowa floods of 2008.

News
06.18.2008/09:57
Old guys
"Some BLM employees and many locals had known that there were dinosaur bones to be found near Hanksville. But the recent dig led by scientists from the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, was still a shocker."

News
06.17.2008/19:53
Bad dog
"This was a very frenzied attack on timid and gentle livestock who have a strong sense of family."

Photos
06.17.2008/15:41
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Suburban Paradise
Lewis Carroll Ct., Johnston, IA.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:39
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The Earth Always Wins
In Des Moines, IA, west of the normal flow of the Des Moines River, when river was at spate in flood of 2008.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:39
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Night Fountain
Johnston, IA.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:35
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Prairie King Snake
At the spate bank of the Des Moines River.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:35
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June Clouds and Cane
Near Cade, LA.

Sites
06.12.2008/11:21
Grand Tour
My friend Harvey pointed me to this: "The Grand Tour in York is a celebration of great art and beautiful buildings brought together in the historic capital of the north."

Photos
06.10.2008/12:17
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Fierce Dance
A Maori dance troupe performs at the St. Peter Library, New Iberia, LA, June 10, 2008.

Photos
06.10.2008/12:10
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Maori Dancers
A troupe of Maori dancers performs at the St. Peter Library, New Iberia, LA, June 10, 2008.

News
06.10.2008/09:12
Local food
"Shoppers, in general, are willing to shell out more money for locally-grown foods than they would for the same product trucked, shipped or flown in from farther away."

Sites
06.9.2008/21:15
LOST
Interesting volunteer opportunity from Octagon Global Recruiting.

News
06.9.2008/15:13
Bus me
Nice long takeout piece from the New York Times on Chinatown buses.

Photos
06.7.2008/20:53
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Leaning Handles
Our back yard, New Iberia, LA.

Sites
06.7.2008/12:26
Don't buy that
Things You Should Never Buy. Or obtain in any way, for that matter...

News
06.6.2008/08:25
Fresh news
"Shopping online to eat locally is not just about the food. With oil prices so high, making an effort to reduce the energy costs associated with transporting food from farm to table can be a political stance." (Bonus: this food/internet story ran in the New York Times' online Fashion & Style section.)

News
06.5.2008/07:40
Dial and speak
Terrific, easy and free services for your cell phone.

News
06.2.2008/21:34
Zot!
It seems that the LSU Tigers baseball team's next opponent in their attempt at another College World Series championship will be the UC Irvine Anteaters. Anteaters! Anteaters.

[Note this from the Wikipedia: "The Anteater mascot was promoted by 3 students in UCI's founding year, Bob Ernst and Pat Glasgow of the water polo team, and rowing team member Schuyler Bassett. The mascot name was brought to a vote to the student body where irregularities were suspected in the voting process."]

Drivel
05.30.2008/20:54
The winner!
Amazing statistic: in every Major League Baseball shutout game so far this season, the team that has scored first has won.

Sites
05.30.2008/12:55
Undone
It's not exactly reviews of movies, but of movie trailers.

Photos
05.29.2008/09:52
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How Two Sisters Respond To Strangers
Izzy (left) and Rebecca at the ice cream shop.

Photos
05.29.2008/09:49
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Bromo Seltzer Tower
Bromo Seltzer Tower, Baltimore, MD.

News
05.28.2008/14:32
Vacation!
The airline run by professionals.

News
05.28.2008/09:03
Sweet news
"The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy."

Sites
05.23.2008/11:04
Hair today gone tomorrow
The FURminator.

News
05.22.2008/16:37
Unhenged
Vandals of the ancient sort.

News
05.22.2008/16:35
Wake up, don't have breakfast
"We discovered that a single cycle of starvation followed by refeeding turns on the clock."

News
05.12.2008/14:31
Pump it up
"Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials."

Sites
04.30.2008/10:44
The past unlocked
Red Leather Diary; and, an interview with author Lily Koppel.

News
04.29.2008/09:15
Calamari time!
Thawed 1,000-pound squid in the news.

News
04.27.2008/21:24
Murder
"A post-mortem on the badgers from the Crymych area has provided sufficient evidence to suggest that they were killed illegally."

News
04.27.2008/21:08
Rodent happenings
Rare rat in the news.

Drivel
04.25.2008/04:26
Guzzler
I never thought I'd be the kind of guy who would drive the sort of vehicle that took fifty bucks for a fill-up. But I have become just such a person: $50.45 to refuel the Camry yesterday.

News
04.23.2008/10:58
Venomous invaders
"A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation of poisonous spiders."

News
04.22.2008/09:48
Earthquake!
"We thought it was like a thunder storm, but then I looked out the window and it was clear skies and thought it could not have been that."

Sites
04.22.2008/09:43
Hello, Columbus
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
historiccolumbusindiana.org

News
04.19.2008/10:57
Shaken
"Our bedrock here is old, really rigid and sends those waves a long way."

News
04.17.2008/09:31
Birds of grace
Prairie chickens in the news.

News
04.16.2008/16:19
One a day
"Vitamin supplements taken by millions of people do not increase life expectancy and may raise the risk of a premature death , according to a review of 67 studies with more than 230,000 subjects."

News
04.14.2008/09:44
Jim Olivier, R.I.P.
"Olivier was also known throughout the nation for his research on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He also helped organized reunions of retired professional wrestlers and announcers."

News
04.9.2008/07:15
Cracked
"Men who ate the most eggs also were older, fatter, ate more vegetables but less breakfast cereal, and were more likely to drink alcohol, smoke and less likely to exercise -- all factors that can affect the risk of heart attack and death."

Sites
04.7.2008/13:24
Click click
All about the Internet.

Sites
04.6.2008/15:36
Ukulele madness
Sweetsoubrette.com.

Photos
04.5.2008/12:36
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House of blue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.

Photos
04.5.2008/12:34
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Wisteria Room
The new Wisteria Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Photos
04.5.2008/12:33
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E BWAY
F Train platform, East Broadway station, New York.

Photos
04.5.2008/12:31
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Photographing the Persian Day Parade
Madison Avenue, New York.

Photos
04.5.2008/12:28
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Photographing Lao Beauty Queens
Lao New Year celebration, Lanexang Village, near New Iberia, LA.

News
04.4.2008/21:35
Go to bed
"More sleep could be the ideal way of stabilising weight or slimming."

News
04.2.2008/17:24
Borat
"The movie challenges its viewers to confront, not only the bizarre and offensive Borat character himself, but the equally bizarre and offensive reactions he elicits from 'average' Americans."

News
03.29.2008/16:56
Crying wolf
"Even though environmentalists plan to sue the federal government next month to restore wolf protections, hunts are already being scheduled by state wildlife agencies to reduce the wolf population to between 900 and 1,250."

Sites
03.26.2008/08:26
Beam me up
Star Trek beaded curtains.

News
03.25.2008/08:37
Up and at 'em
Declared dead.

Sites
03.24.2008/13:05
Backwards
Simple idea, admirable execution.

Drivel
03.21.2008/17:16
The Poor Clio Time Machine
I'm taking a class in May on Adobe AIR for Flex Developers, so I've been trying to build up my chops enough in Flex 3 to make the class productive. Slogging through tutorials is always instructive, but I find I really pick up my learning pace when I try to actually create something and then have to learn all the things it takes to flesh out my idea.

So, I have created the Poor Clio Time Machine, which lets the user find a spot in the historical continuum of Poor Clio postings and see what was posted on that day; to make it more visually interesting, I have also allowed users to limit the results to photo entries. One major caveat: the older a posting is, the more vulnerable it is to any linked pages long ago having disappeared. This is especially true, as you might guess, for news citations.

Sites
03.21.2008/05:48
High in the sky
My sister Laura urges us all to take another look at Palemale.

Sites
03.14.2008/11:03
Day Job
You can buy "Spitzer Girl" Ashley Alexandra Dupre's songs.

Sites
03.14.2008/09:35
Bounce off the walls
Fight your way through this slow, cumbersome, over-designed web site to learn the fascinating and disturbing story of The Rubber Room. Or, simply read about it here.

News
03.11.2008/13:11
Weed
"As soon as we make one drug illegal, kids start looking around for other drugs they can buy legally. This is just the next one."

Sites
03.11.2008/11:09
Tiny Tim with a giant talent
This, I believe, speaks eloquently for itself.

News
03.8.2008/23:24
Rare bird
Petrel in the news.

News
03.7.2008/01:05
Birdbrain
“He just kept saying how he didn’t think he could have hit it, which I think is a stupid thing for a PGA Tour golfer to say.”

Sites
03.4.2008/23:08
Spuds!!!
International Year of the Potato... including Why potato?

Drivel
03.2.2008/13:20
Sentencing issue
Susan and I have been married so long that we tend to finish each other's

So much so that it's gotten to where sometimes I just don't even bother to

Photos
03.1.2008/23:21
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Hot tamales
At the spring Shadows-on-the-Teche Arts and Craft Festival in New Iberia, LA, food prep abuts the historic family plot.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:23
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Getting the cure
Visitors to Big Bend National Park in west Texas enjoy the mineral hots springs at the banks of the Rio Grande originally developed by settler J.O. Langford.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:15
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Big Bend Vista
Big Bend National Park in west Texas.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:13
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Big Bend Windmill
Big Bend National Park in west Texas.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:10
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Moon over the movie set
Movie set on Contrabando Creek in Big Bend Ranch State Park in west Texas. This set was, I believe, used in the movie Fandango, as well as some others.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:09
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Ocotillo
Big Bend National Park in west Texas.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:05
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Cliff swallow nests
Looking across the Rio Grande into Mexico, from Big Bend Ranch State Park in west Texas.

Photos
03.1.2008/21:03
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James Dean at Hotel El Paisano
James Dean reliquary in the lobby of the Hotel El Paisano, Marfa, TX.

Sites
02.29.2008/19:04
Blown away
Bad wind day.

News
02.29.2008/18:01
I would kill for that dress...
The Running of the Brides.

Sites
02.29.2008/13:26
Release it!
Our friends the Ahns of the Ahn Trio are having a CD release event at the Highline Ballroom in New York. You could plan to be there!

News
02.29.2008/13:23
Let the sun shine
Really powerful solar power.

News
02.27.2008/11:24
Where does that go, now?
Oops!

Sites
02.24.2008/22:29
Animal, vegetable, or squiggly...
Taxonomy on the Web seems to be a pretty valuable online resource for taxonomy. I got fairly quickly to the information I was seeking about hymenoptera.

News
02.23.2008/10:39
Blow hards
"Texas, once the oil capital of North America, is rapidly turning into the capital of wind power."

Sites
02.21.2008/22:13
Going, going, gone
My friend Patti sends this link to a nice gallery of lunar eclipse photos.

News
02.21.2008/19:03
Howling good news
"Gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains are thriving and no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act."

Sites
02.21.2008/16:48
Who are these guys?
Our friend Kate points us to Stuff White People Like.

Photos
02.21.2008/10:31
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Presidio County Courthouse
Marfa, TX.

Photos
02.21.2008/10:29
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Road Runner Running Road
Near Presidio, TX.

News
02.21.2008/10:28
Map re-folding's cousin
Tangled wires in the news.

Sites
02.19.2008/20:26
Record fun
Sleeveface.

Sites
02.19.2008/19:18
Cambodian mission
We have a few friends on a mission trip in Cambodia just now, which is being blogged about here.

News
02.19.2008/18:11
From the depths
Giant sea spiders in the news.

News
02.19.2008/12:21
Marfa movies
"The stark, gorgeous landscape outside the town shows up in all three films, and it isn't just the wide open desert horizon that directors take advantage of. They also employ the locals."

News
02.12.2008/22:52
Lizard news
New dinosaur species.

News
02.10.2008/22:42
It's Alive!
Declared dead.

News
02.10.2008/15:05
Hide the moon
Eclipse!

Drivel
02.9.2008/12:55
My life
After citing the BBC story about Hemingway-inspired six-word autobiographies, I of course had to have a go at it myself; so, here is my life in six words:

Sought music; often heard only noise.

Sites
02.8.2008/22:05
LOST
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept., Special Fantasy Paranormal Division:
Find815.com

News
02.8.2008/10:04
Cash money
Euros Accepted.

Sites
02.6.2008/17:49
Dry images
Drought Photo Gallery.

Sites
02.6.2008/12:22
Six words
"Wasted my whole life getting comfortable."

Sites
02.4.2008/12:06
Super game, so-so ads
Here they all are, feeble, by comparison to past years, as they are.

News
02.4.2008/12:05
Dead zone
"The federal study said Kentucky contributed 6.1 percent of the nitrogen into the Gulf, and 9 percent of the phosphorous -- that ranks sixth and fifth respectively. Indiana contributed 10.1 percent of the nitrogen and 8.4 percent of the phosphorous, ranking third and sixth."

News
02.2.2008/22:24
Emergency!
"Can you arrest my boyfriend? He has put my hamster out in the rain."

News
02.2.2008/10:25
Pluck this
"The new museum has delighted experts in the history of musical instruments, the poor relation in music academia and the museum world."

Sites
02.1.2008/12:26
Dust up
Make your own Swiffer pads.

News
01.29.2008/09:29
Slippery slope
"This case broke the mold but in the end justice was served sweetly."

News
01.28.2008/16:27
Up in the sky! It's a ....
"An out-of-control US spy satellite is expected to crash to Earth in late February or early March, the Pentagon said Monday without specifying where it might land."

Drivel
01.28.2008/15:56
Tiny companion
The other day I purchased, through Amazon, one of those tiny little Asus EEEPC 2G Surf computers. It is very light and tiny, about the size and weight of a trade paperback, but its 7-inch 800x400 monitor is very readable, and, since I have somewhat small hands, I find the small keyboard very much usable.

Out of the box, it is very easy to hook up to Wi-Fi or ethernet for Internet; and to read, edit and create Word and Excel documents in Open Office, etc.

However, for my purposes, there were a few things I needed to be able to make it do in order for it to qualify as a real traveling companion in the place of my Toshiba Windows laptop. I need to be able to not only read email, etc., but also do simple web page editing for maintenance purposes, and also want to be able to use my Sprint EVDO connection. Here's what I added (or found!) to make it all work:

1. I quickly found a link that described how to use the Sprint U720, and after about a fifteen-minute process, had the Sprint device working. I simply call it up through a terminal.

2. There is a need to do some photo editing on occasion when I am on the road, usually only cropping and resizing, but still, best done in a real photo editor. From the WIKI at eeeuser.com, I found a list of repositories for packages that work with the debian - xandros branch of Linux, and had GIMP, the versatile open-source graphics editor, working within minutes (note that I had to use "apt-get install" rather than the somewhat squirrelly Synaptic package handler.. but then, I kind of like command lines).

3. These repositories also included a package for the MySQL Query Browser, which allows me to manipulate databases as needed in the rare case where I am faced with a task that I can't address with the CMS I have built for one of my web sites.

4. A line editor was on my list of things to hunt for, but the kwrite that comes installed on the EEEPC (1) can be made to show line numbers and (2) can be made to highlight ColdFusion markup. It is a very rare occasion indeed that I would have to edit ColdFusion code in my serious "on the road" mode - usually page code is written and tested on the dev box before being loaded on the production server - but it is good to know that it would be easy to read the pages should I need to be able to. (In an "emergency," I suppose a page can be tested on my own server or under a temp name, etc., but I think I have had to do this perhaps once in the last four or five years... almost all the adjusting I do in "road mode" is to content.)

5. Similarly, an FTP client was on my list, but I read that the File Manager on the EEEPC was based on Konqueror, and it turns out that you can open an ftp window through the address bar. I will need another solution, though, for Secure FTP.

All in all, I am pleased to say that my $300 EEEPC will be the computer I take the next time I fly out for a few days. For longer road trips, I would still lug the now-luxuriously-large-seeming Toshiba, or, since space wouldn't be at such a premium, take them both along!

Sites
01.25.2008/12:06
Pedal to the fiber
Wooden bicycle.

Drivel
01.24.2008/13:50
Bon Voyage!
When Susan got wind of the likelihood of some kind of tax rebate that might put a thousand bucks or more into our pockets with the aim of stimulating the U.S. economy, she quipped, "Now we can afford to go to Europe." She was... kidding, of course.

Sites
01.23.2008/10:10
Wash me!
The Periodic Table of Cleaning.

Drivel
01.23.2008/10:00
Made it!
Well, look around, here it is mid-January, and the pleasing realization sinks in that I have made it through that recent set of holidays.

Sites
01.23.2008/09:56
Where is Rhode Island?
Game to place the 50 states on a map.

Sites
01.22.2008/14:29
Choose your opera
Which opera should I see?

Sites
01.22.2008/11:44
Gone but not forgotten
Sometimes you don't know what you've got until it's gone.

Photos
01.22.2008/11:33
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Fabiolas
Collection of Fabiola portraits displayed by Dia Art Foundation at New York City's Hispanic Society.

Photos
01.22.2008/11:32
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New Museum
SoHo, New York City.

Photos
01.22.2008/11:31
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