“…I noticed years ago that people who agitate for more [YOUR ISSUE HERE] laws tend to be wholly ignorant of the existing laws. I am wiser now, and realize that everyone who agitates for more X laws is ignorant of existing X laws, and probably ignorant of X.”– Neutrino Cannon
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Separated at Birth?
Peculiar and Mrs Peculiar have been regular patrons of the Santa Fe Opera since they were students at St John’s there. Mr P has always had a sideline in opera criticism (use search on the O & P blog for older examples), in addition to his guiding and photography. His review of the normal fare …
Lest you think it was an alien…
In the photo for Annie below, a gelada in repose, looking a little less terrifying…
A Knife review
At Overland Expo, Jonathan Hanson reviews a useful but elegant minimalist “NON- tactical” knife. After giving some technical specs he says: “You’re at an upscale restaurant with several acquaintances. The filet mignon you ordered has arrived, but the knife provided is either woefully inadequate or one of those coarsely oversized serrated saws. You produce the …
Another bird photo
California Condor in the Grand Canyon by Paul Domski. Hint: enlarge (click) and look at the length of its head proportional to the rest.
Bird ID
Bruce Douglas of Arizona, traveling, sent me this photo from the vicinity of Grand Coulee Dam. I am pretty sure what it is and sent him my thoughts, which I will blog in a little. But what do YOU think? Bruce said it was “huge”. Click to embiggen: UPDATE: Our take, FWIW: We (Lib came …
Food Quote
“If bacon ate, it would eat poutine.”– Chris Jones, in Esquire Perhaps Foie Gras Poutine. As the writer says, “Not for the weak.”
For Annie D
Are Geladas different from true baboons? UPDATE: She replies “Too different. That’s why I broke up with him.” (The Kapcha wouldn’t let her in). She also made a point about aposematic coloration, convergent evolution, geladas, and black widow spiders–! Later, maybe…
Variations on a Theme
Where houses burn…
(This was developed from my reply to Richard Anderson in the post on lions and hounds below). Earlier this year I had discussions with several friends about where houses burn in forest fires in the west, and several agreed that it is mostly– overwhelmingly– up in the woods, where new houses occupy sites where no …