As Steve mentioned in an earlier post, Connie and I drove to Santa Fe on April 9 to attend (RockStar) Helen Macdonald’s book signing. We arrived mid-afternoon, checked into our hotel and went to the Plaza to kill some time before we went to pick up Steve and Libby and go see Helen. We went …
Author: Reid Farmer
Chinese Menu
This honestly looks like the best bad Chinese menu I have seen in a while. I am completely hung up in deciding between Pure speculation Meat and Pure belly Clearance. h/t The Corner
European Indian Clubs
In a sort of random walk through the internets this morning I bumped into this photo essay on the popularity of Indian clubs in European countries. The origin of these is usually ascribed to the enduring popularity of a series of fifteen western novels written in German by Karl May in the late 19th and early …
Poem
THE VALLEY OF SHELLS AND BONES “What scaled and feathered fetish shakes awake our loamy sleep in these sealed vaults where dust and sand enrobe our golden masks that hover over dreaming faces drowned in tinted musk? Here where the spider curls and chitters in the crystal locket. Here as time’s mouth leeches blood and …
Rescuing Wildlife is Futile, and Necessary
One of the benefits of Helen’s success with H is for Hawk has been that she got a gig writing a monthly nature column for New York Times Magazine. Her latest effort, with the title of this post, appeared today. Her column, which began in March, is titled On Nature, and if you scroll down near …
Steve’s Condition
I just received an email from Jackson, and he says Libby told him Steve came through his procedure earlier today with flying colors. Apparently he is already back looking at his computer and may post something himself before long. I just wanted to get the good news out as soon as possible.
Return from Tanzania
Connie and I returned last night from an amazingly wonderful trip. In the coming days I will put a lot of material up on the blog on some of the experiences we had while there. Like watching these two old bulls devour an acacia tree in the Endumet Wildlife Area. Or seeing this dark-patterned giraffe …
Upcoming Trip
Connie and I are leaving later this week on a two-week trip to Tanzania. Our itinerary includes visits to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oldupai (used to be Olduvai) Gorge, and Serengeti National Park. We hope to have lots of photographs and stories to share when we return.
A Recent Find
Earlier in the month, I volunteered to help the Colorado State University field school when they conducted an excavation at a nearby site here in Douglas County. It’s common for archaeology field schools to take their students to archaeological sites other than the one they are working on to broaden their exposure to other site …
Quote
Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. – Richard Feynman