Sites
05.2.2004/21:22
Man-made clouds
"NASA scientists have found that cirrus clouds, formed by contrails from aircraft engine exhaust, are capable of increasing average surface temperatures enough to account for a warming trend in the United States that occurred between 1975 and 1994."

Sites
05.2.2004/19:22
Lightning strikes Paris
David F. Gallagher's lightningfield.com photo blog is always a rewarding destination, but you particularly don't want to neglect it right now, while he is in Paris for a time.

News
05.2.2004/19:19
Shopping changes
Scary news for just about all supermarkets.

Drivel
05.2.2004/19:09
Blackberry Pickin'
When Susan and I dropped around the old Boldt paper mill this afternoon so that I could photogrpah the stack in afternoon light, she alertly noticed a few blackberry vines making a proud stand around the steps of one of the abandoned buildings. We picked a couple of cups of berries in quick order, and, inspired, dropped by the drug store to get a couple of plastic pails and then headed out to a berry patch we know in the country.

We were well rewarded for the trip. It's rained here the last few days, and the berries were plump and ripe. We had to force ourselves to quit picking, acknowledging that once your pail has reached a certain point, you're moving forward on pure obsession.

When I got home, I pulled out the largest Pyrex roaster I had and filled it with berries (and still have some left for tomorrow morning's cereal!). It took a triple recipe of the shortbread to fill out the cobbler. It's out of the oven and cooling now, for us to bring to a friend's house around the corner. Wish you could be there to have some with us!

Photos
05.2.2004/18:46
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The stack
An afternoon light angle of the old Boldt paper mill stack I shot from the morning light side a couple of weeks ago; from this side you can see what remains of the lettering.

News
05.2.2004/13:35
Dark skies
Great photo of the dark skies around The Ballpark in Arlington.

Sites
05.1.2004/20:50
Destruction
Pre- and post- explostion photos of the North Korean city of Ryongchon. (via The Map Room)

News
04.30.2004/14:03
Lose-Dixie
Scary news over at Winn-Dixie.

News
04.29.2004/15:17
Cicada dangers for pets
Cicada warning: "The insects are protein-rich but their hard outer shells can cause vomiting and constipation in cats and dogs, said Randall Lockwood, vice president for the Humane Society of the United States."

Sites
04.28.2004/08:27
Photographers of Genius
Informative (and beautifully designed) introduction to a photography exhibit currently at the Getty.

News
04.28.2004/08:01
Don't fall back
Louisiana considers year-round daylight savings time.

News
04.28.2004/07:57
Internet in libraries
Nice piece in NY Times on how having internet available has helped libraries.

News
04.27.2004/13:05
Get trim in the aisles
Just because you're grabbing big piles of butter and potatoes doesn't mean that you can't trim off a few pounds while shopping at the local grocery.

Sites
04.27.2004/13:00
Get one today!
Here's one spot where you will find some semen donors for sale.

Sites
04.26.2004/14:25
Is he, or isn't he?
"John Kerry is a douchebag, but I'm voting for him anyway." (via Backup Brain)

Sites
04.26.2004/11:32
Viola jokes
"What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline."

News
04.24.2004/22:04
Physics lesson
Einstein hair in the news.

Photos
04.24.2004/07:40
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Rough-legged hawk
My sister Laura Edmunds displays a rough-legged hawk as part of a lecture demonstration to a group of school children in Indianapolis, IN, on Friday, April 23, 2004. Laura is Educational Directore of Return to the Wild, an Indiana wild bird rehabilitation organization.

Photos
04.23.2004/17:51
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Patrick
Patrick is an American Kestrel. The human hand belongs to my sister Laura, the wild bird rehabilitator.

Sites
04.23.2004/16:55
Jokes with a good beat
Drummer jokes.

News
04.23.2004/16:51
Yummy dog treat
"A subsequent operation removed no fewer than 28 golf balls from the dog's belly and -- unsurprisingly -- the mystery ailment which made her stop eating has been cured, her owner said on Friday."

Drivel
04.23.2004/14:58
New Harmony
My friend Steve Leenhouts, who is living in election-crazed Indonesia, emailed me this photo he took of a print shop advertising board, with its frank offer for voter-related services:


Steve, amongst his other traits, is a devotee of the famed Protestant theologian Paul Tillich, so I replied with this photo taken Wednesday evening of Tillich's grave marker in New Harmony, IN:

New Harmony is one of my favorite places in the world, and I try to get there as often as is reasonable. I hadn't been for about five or six years, the longest I had been away since my first visit there a decade and a half ago, and I was comforted to find that all the magic and charm of the place was still intact.

New Harmony is the locale of two nineteenth century utopian communities, and, I would argue, a third and longest-lasting utopia in its recent decades, with its focus on its spiritual and intellectual past that also encompasses spiritual and intellectual activities of the modern day. Tillich was enamored of the place, and eventually was laid to rest in the tiny enchanted park that bears his name.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:14
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Vegetative sculpture
Sculputre by Patrick Dougherty, New Harmony, IN.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:13
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Roofless Church
Looking out the north "windows" of the Roofless Church, New Harmony, IN.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:13
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Tree exam
Susan examines trees in Park District of Cairo, IL.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:12
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Cairo Library
Public library, Cairo, IL.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:11
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Commercial Avenue
Commercial Avenue, Cairo, IL.

Photos
04.22.2004/18:10
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Many windows
Downtown Cairo, IL.

Photos
04.21.2004/21:44
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Narrow Bridge
Mississippi River crossing at Cairo, IL.

News
04.21.2004/06:46
Ouch!
I hate it when this happens.

News
04.20.2004/07:56
Saturn phenomenon
Shepherd moons.

Sites
04.19.2004/19:23
Soviet war pix
Moving, gripping images of World War II taken by Soviet photojournalists.

Sites
04.19.2004/19:18
Cheap eats
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
cheapcooking.com

News
04.19.2004/19:16
They're coming soon!!!
"After so many years underground slowly sucking tree roots, the insects arrive full of energy and determined only to mate."

News
04.18.2004/20:42
Cartoon festival
In Shrewsbury, a cartoon festival.

News
04.17.2004/21:43
A better Chinatown
Improvements proposed for New York's Chinatown.

Sites
04.17.2004/21:37
Miniature kites
Miniature kites.

Sites
04.17.2004/21:26
Sedna
"Standing on the surface of Sedna, you could block the entire sun with the head of a pin held at arm's length."

Drivel
04.15.2004/17:36
Is this the one?
The new Nikon D70.

Drool.

And the clincher, in another review: "Shutter release lag simply isn't there, the camera responds to your slightest input and the shutter just opens when you depress the button, as you would expect."

News
04.15.2004/13:39
Snake!
Snake!

Sites
04.14.2004/19:30
A9
A9, from Amazon, combines tabbed Google web search and Amazon's own book search, with a few other goodies thrown in; it works best if you sign in, using your Amazon account info.

Drivel
04.13.2004/20:59
Excellent, very smooth work
As suggested by Caterina:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

In my study/office, next to the computer desk, that would be, from the far right of the shelf but the far left of the social spectrum, William Kotzwinkle, Doctor Rat:

"Excellent, very smooth work."

News
04.13.2004/19:19
Fried cheesecake
"At Prejean's restaurant north of Lafayette, they have figured out a way to fry cheesecake." (from the Washington Post, which requires free registration)

Sites
04.12.2004/15:55
American Journeys
There is so much at American Journeys that I can't begin to imagine what riches there are to be discovered. There are thousands of pages of documents, and don't overlook the amazing array of images, including this rendering of yellow winged bunting that I browed to in just a few clicks. Kids, your Social Studies Fair Project on American explorations is almost done!

News
04.12.2004/15:25
Mars on $1 billion a year
Traveling on the cheap -- to Mars.

Photos
04.12.2004/12:06
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Flying free
Celebration of Lao New Year 2547 at Lanexang Village near New Iberia, LA. Photos from prior years here.

Photos
04.12.2004/12:01
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Happy 2547
Parade celebrating Lao New Year 2547, Lanexang Village near New Iberia, LA. Photos from prior years here.

Drivel
04.12.2004/11:19
See you sooner, aggregator
I have been toying around with my own personal feed aggregator (note that I'm still tinkering with it, so if you follow the link, you might be prepared for the unexpected!).

The idea is not to create a new competitor to Bloglines and its ilk, but to learn more about parsing XML, handling feeds, etc. On the other hand, I like having the quick, tight personalized feed aggregator and find I'm reading from it quite a bit.

Sites
04.12.2004/11:18
Old News
The Daily Past.

News
04.12.2004/11:15
Save the bayou
"The goal is not to stop the interstate but to do what we can to protect a scenic river."

News
04.10.2004/08:13
Fat Cat
"Shelter officials said six-year-old Mikesch is so fat he cannot clean himself and suffers from heart trouble."

News
04.9.2004/10:17
Long time pets
9,500 years of needless suffering.

Sites
04.7.2004/14:15
Live act!
Badger badger badger, the remake, with human actors.

News
04.7.2004/10:28
Eagles in Indy
Bald eagles in Indianapolis.

Sites
04.7.2004/10:25
Songbird
Songbird. And, Songbird.

Sites
04.7.2004/10:09
City Data
A handy site with information about various cities and towns, including small places: city-data.com. Here's what it has to say about New Iberia.

Drivel
04.6.2004/14:14
Heavy
I grabbed a quick lunch at Burger King today, and the chef in the background took my non-upsetting special order for "heavy pickles" to also mean, "extra extra heavy onions," which I didn't mind a bit, I have to tell you. But you may not want me sitting by you this afternoon.

News
04.6.2004/08:12
One person's trash...
"We acknowledge that 'one person's trash is another person's treasure', however, a reasonable person cannot claim that the Rogers' property is neat and clean."

News
04.6.2004/08:08
Bye, bye Eckerd
I love going to the Eckerd store down the road from me. Will I love CVS?

Photos
04.5.2004/09:45
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Electric wires
Electic pole installation, crossing Bayou Teche in New Iberia, LA.

Photos
04.5.2004/09:44
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Stack detail
Detail of the stack from the old Charles Boldt Paper Mill in New Iberia, LA.

Photos
04.5.2004/09:43
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The Boldt stack
Largely intact stack from Charles Boldt Paper Mill in New Iberia, LA.

Photos
04.5.2004/09:28
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Boldt Paper Mill
The old Charles Boldt paper mill in New Iberia. The mill once made boxboard from rice straw. The property is now being renovated into an RV park, recreational area, and restaurant.

News
04.5.2004/08:22
Cool as...
Cukes.

News
04.5.2004/08:20
Mountain lions
Mountain lions in the news.

Sites
04.5.2004/08:15
Tie it up!
All you ever wanted to know about shoelaces, and more!

News
04.3.2004/12:20
Bite me
Deadly vampire bats in the news.

Sites
04.2.2004/07:19
Swirling down the drain
At the dinner table last night, the myth that the Coriolus effect causes drains to spin in different directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres was dsicussed.

Drivel
04.1.2004/16:28
Happy birthday, Clio!
Today is Poor Clio's fourth birthday. I wonder how many of its readers have wondered what "Poor Clio" refers to... assuming that there are any who don't immediately know!

News
03.31.2004/21:29
O, Canada!
An intriguing concept: a new Canadian provice, located in the Caribbean.

News
03.31.2004/18:16
Peeps!
Peeps.

Sites
03.30.2004/20:17
Say what?
List of 100 most-mispronounced American English words and phrases. How many does you do? (via zannah)

News
03.30.2004/17:10
Briton in America
Alistair Cooke, R.I.P.

Sites
03.29.2004/17:08
Chinese in California
Rich site on a fascinating, if sometimes unsettling, topic: The Chinese in California, 1850-1925.

Sites
03.29.2004/17:06
Pancreas
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
pancreas.org

News
03.29.2004/08:43
Stretch truth
"Stretching does not live up to its reputation as an injury preventer, a study has found."

Sites
03.26.2004/08:08
Invade Canada!
The powerful arguments for a U.S. invasion of Canada.

News
03.26.2004/08:04
Feed the hungry
An interesting idea for vegetable gardens.

Drivel
03.25.2004/16:24
Gimme that golf!
I slipped away from productive work until mid-afternoon today, to attend the first round play at the Louisiana Open. Since I was there in the heart of the workday -- that it, when honest, hardworking people were at their jobs and so the galleries weren't crowded -- I got to prowl around and see several of the groups of golfers. I was lucky enough to see more than one moment when a golfer birdied his way into the lead, and saw a half-dozen holes of solid play from Guy Boros, who as I write this is the leader at -7, although that could change as the afternoon play goes forward. You can check the progress at the truly impressive web-based leaderboard.

I also saw quite a bit of this moment's second-place -6 Rafael Gomez, who managed to help himself by consistently leaving himself with 6 to 15 foot putts for birdie; and watched several sweet birdie putts from Charley Hoffman.

I love this event, and try to get out to see some of it each year, especially those early rounds.

Sites
03.23.2004/08:49
Essay Generator
Hey kids! That essay you have to write for class is almost done!

News
03.23.2004/08:46
Surprise!
"Sunscreen may offer less protection than previously thought against the sun's rays, which may be more dangerous than had been suspected."

Sites
03.21.2004/20:40
Dalai Lama
His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

News
03.21.2004/20:37
Dead elk
"As the Wyoming countryside begins to thaw, biologists and game wardens are canvassing the rugged terrain to solve an alarming mystery: Why have hundreds of elk slumped to the ground and died in less than two months?"

News
03.21.2004/20:33
Pritzker winner
Zaha Hadid becomes the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

News
03.21.2004/20:30
Great place for a wedding
"The funeral directors Memorial Woodlands, where burials take place beneath trees, say they have had several requests for marriages."

Photos
03.21.2004/15:34
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Swordsmen
Yesterday Susan and I attended the wedding of Henry Thrift and Meagan Minvielle in New Orleans. Henry, or Ace, as he is called, is a career military man, and included as part of the ceremony was this exit from the church under the guard of the swordsmen.

News
03.17.2004/09:11
Missing hand
"A mummified severed hand has been stolen from the pub where it was found almost a century ago."

Sites
03.17.2004/09:04
Wombats
Wombats.

News
03.16.2004/23:39
Crumbling ice
Well, I certainly would like to have seen this.

Sites
03.16.2004/13:37
Up in the south
The south on top.

News
03.16.2004/13:35
Strange world
"The most distant object ever seen in the Solar System appears to be even stranger than first suggested, after astronomers revealed full details of the discovery."

News
03.14.2004/18:06
Iguana!
Absolutely first-rate iguana photo.

News
03.12.2004/13:18
Look out!
The cicadas are coming!

Sites
03.12.2004/10:30
Mars
Mars for kids.

News
03.12.2004/10:26
Attorney dies
J. Minos Simon, R.I.P.

News
03.12.2004/10:25
Yuchh
"Keyboards, computer mice and telephone dials are more infested with microbes than toilet seats, according to a University of Arizona study."

News
03.11.2004/12:43
Give me a ring
Nice photo of the planet Uranus.

Sites
03.10.2004/11:30
Subway maps
Comparative display of same-scaled subway maps. (via Caterina)

News
03.10.2004/11:28
Yum!
Barbecued iguana in the news. (via Fark)

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