Our friend Tim came by this weekend. We hadn’t seen him since before he was busy rediscovering the Ivory- billed woodpecker. He is also an accomplished photographer and took a lot of good pix of Casa Q and its surroundings. Here Libby, Ataika, and I walk up the main street. My library. I’m looking at …
Author: Steve Bodio
Out of Date Puppy Pix
These are at two weeks and yesterday made three. Eyes open, wrestling now. I promise more soon!
Random weirdness links
If you were a former dope smuggler, would you put it in your resume? English Russia has a fabulous Soviet anti – drug poster. Personally I doubt I could have survived in the Soviet Union without drugs and vodka. And what’s with the smoking CAT? Great line plus the immortal Stonecutter’s song. HT David Zincavage …
Web Miscellany
Yes you can write too much. What authors do you think have committed this sin? A goose is a man’s best friend. Just in case you were tempted, don’t eat Chinese pork liver. And to think some of you don’t like cilantro. Competitive yoga? Only in the US. Study of fossils shows prehistoric fish had …
Vaguely Biological Links
An “extinct” bird is rediscovered– and eaten. Apparently black north American wolves owe their color to interbreeding with dogs that crossed the Bering bridge HT Laura Niven and Reid. SmartDogs sent a link to a new method of detecting rabies. It sounded good, but Patrick found reason to dispute their claims. Also at Terrierman: a …
Vaguely or Not- So- Vaguely Gun Related links
Do you believe in “Gun- Free Zones”? You might want to check out this video. HT Jonathan Hanson. The shortage of ammunition, especially in popular small handgun loads, seems to make a statement that a LOT of people are interested in self- defense. Engrish Funny is always fun, but usually through a rather touching innocence. …
Apologies and Excuses
Sorry for light traffic. I have had guests continually on weekends (usually my blogging time) and will for the next two or three weeks. (All welcome but all HERE!) I have also had two sets of guests in the middle of the week, the flu, and three book reviews to write. I wish I could …
Sssssss!
Walter Hingley sent in a Canadian article on the newly- discovered giant snake Titanoboa cerrojohnensis. He was swiftly followed by Reid, who sent this NYT link (Peculiar commented “Leave it to today’s media to tie it immediately to global warming, though. I guess 42-foot snakes aren’t interesting if they don’t relate to Obama.”) Best treatment …
Honored
Prairie Mary has just written a post that mentions us most favorably. I’m blushing. As we try to see through the fog to what will happen in publishing, we need such thought. BTW Penelope Reedy once printed my essay- with- recipe “Private Reconciliation Chile”, which also appears in On The Edge of the Wild.
Querencia?
Walter Hingley found an ad for Querencia- the- book that… well, you have to see it in its entirety: “Bodio, Stephen: “Querencia” 1990 (1996) Clark City Press, 2nd Printing (1st Hardcover printing), Fine in Fine DJ, Signed by the Author. “Querencia” — the Zen-like Spanish term means something like the tiny pocket of one’s inner …