Around the web. Darren reports on a new giant Oviraptor— basically your near- Tyrranosaur- sized bird. And yes, it was probably feathered. Carel gives us some welcome news about the return of the Aplomado falcon, with a gorgeous painting of a falcon “working” a fire as well. The Armendariz Ranch is in the southern part …
Month: June 2007
Bully Whippets
Mary, Patrick, Matt, and Reid all tipped me to this fascinating NYT science piece on so- called “bully whippets”. Thses stout over- muscled dogs are what happens when you inbreed too much seeking a single character, in this case speed. When the whippets are heterozygous for a certain gene they are fast, but when they …
More Piles
Henry Chappell, Chas Clifton, Darren Naish and Rebecca O’Connor fall into our cunning trap!
Meeting Chas
Last Saturday I was finally able to meet Chas Clifton face to face at a book signing here in Denver for his new work, Her Hidden Children. Chas of course, lives just down the road in Pueblo, and is an estimable member blogger of our community here. After the event we were able to duck …
The Black Cherokee
In one of the first posts I did here I talked about the Black Cherokee, descendents of slaves owned by the Cherokee prior to the Civil War. After they were freed, they stayed affiliated with the tribe in Oklahoma and many were accepted onto tribal rolls. Today’s NY Times has an editorial titled “The Shame …
Greener Guns and Books
The first William Greener started an English gunmaking dynasty that still lives on. (English guns at least have not yet declined and fallen, though affording a new one can be difficult). I own one of Greener’s products, a 10- bore Damascus duck gun from the 1880’s, still in service. (I got it from the vaults …
Thinking Blogger Meme
Chas, at his Hardscrabble Creek Blog, has tagged me with the “Thinking Blogger” meme. Ouch! I read many (too many) blogs and have many friends among them. I don’t know that all make me THINK in the sense of change my perception– some just delight me– but some do. More than five though… Chas himself …
Lesbian Clone Lizards..
.. is what Libby and I call Cnemidiphorus neomexicanus and her relatives. We are not being rude, but literal. Neomexicanus is described on page 319 of the newest edition of the Peterson Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians as being “ALL FEMALE”. Patrick explains: “For example, believe it or not, there are no male Whiptail …
And For The Buffalo…
A .600 Nitro revolver. Not a hoax. It is hand- made and costs approximately $16,000. I have two shotguns that weigh less. HT Keith Ealy who says “This is nothing short of insane…” But rather cool. There will be an outcry to ban it of course.
Immigration
Exactly what Steve Browne says.