Cornell is besieged by hordes of pest deer and tries “non- lethal” management; the result is surprising in more than one way. (From Reid) The most interesting PD development in a long time, though fruit flies are a long way from humans. (Though more genes are shared throughout the animal kingdom than you might think). …
Month: October 2014
Ataika, still Queen of the World
Arthur’s work. As Reid says, it’s Ataika’s world; we just live in it. As Arthur said of her late “sister” Lashyn, “the only dog I ever knew who was so confident in her ownership of the living room furniture that she kicked me off the couch.”
Links, Big Birds, and all the news that fits…
When you have been dealing with meds and other unavoidable and annoying facts of aging, everything piles up. You don’t think Lucas Machias or Lane B stops mailing or that Annie D doesn’t send me a mix of the surreal and the biological, or JP stops writing his serious essays, do you? The world goes …
Another day’s wait …
Before regular traffic begins. A productive day, but at 8:21 PM I am unlikely to blog much after a day spent working and answering correspondence at this desk. I should leave you all with an image or two to hold you from… what? Something surreal? Poignant? Beautiful? Art or artifice or nature? Aahh, I know. …
Back Tomorrow
I am tempted to snark “New Meds”, and leave it at that. But not really, though for anyone with these problems, chemistry is a factor. Mostly just had to clear decks and do some catching up. Pics & even words coming…