Just this morning I ran across a link to this lecture given by the late Michael Crichton about ten years ago, on a peculiar effect of our modern news media. I have recently had a work-related occurence which unfortunately I cannot blog about, that has convinced me of its essential truth. After you read this, …
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Not Sharing
A few days ago our local pair of Red-tailed Hawks killed a cottontail at the end of my neighbor’s driveway. Didn’t take long before the moochers started to show up. It didn’t take much Magpie harrassment for the female to get disgusted and take off with most of the rabbit. The male refused to move …
Flying visit with bar & meal
Reid & Connie blew through ahead of a winter storm, down to take a look at Aussie pups which he will doubtless blog on. An early evening in the bar, an excellent elk “Brasato” courtesy of reader Roberto, (recipe below), talk til eyes closing of everything from science fiction to Doc Holliday to folk and …
Old Anglo Indian Books
For bibliophiles mainly. Conversations with Walter Hingley prompted me to bring out my favorite old fishing book: a copy of Thomas’s The Rod in India that I got from fishing writer Datus Proper, with its gold embossed figure of an Indian angler and a mahseer on the cover.* (Click all to enlarge).The mahseer was sometimes …
Teaser
The Hansons are back from their Egyptian expedition with the Explorers Club flag– and will (both Roseann and Jonathan I hope) be writing something here. Sample: “It was fantastic. Probably the most challenging driving I’ve had over such an extended journey. Many difficult climbs to cross dune chains, then 60mph blasts across huge rolling sand …
Q o’ D
Thoughts on browsing for guns (and books) from Richard Jeffries’ The Hills and the Vale; over a century old and still valid. Thanks to Walter Hingley… “I had seen rows on rows of guns stacked round the shop, rank upon rank; in the background a door partly open permitted a glimpse of a second room, …
Hot Links
Archaeologists in Spain believe they made have found the first cave art painted by Neandertals. Currently none is known and the only firm evidence we have of any Neandertal art are some recently discovered painted sea shells. This is thought to be the painting of a seal or sea lion. The evidence is somewhat circumstantial. …
Selling Some Guns
I’m selling a few guns to, as always, save some money and I hope get better. Rather than clog up the blog and bore those who are not gun traders, I’ll invite anyone seriously interested to email me at “ebodio- at- gilanet- dot- com”. I’ll send a Word doc of specs. Don’t get too excited …
Maggie 1999 – 2012 RIP
Maggie, our Lab-Dalmatian mix, was diagnosed with terminal cancer back in October. After a couple of early emergencies, she seemed to stabilize and was able to spend time with us through the New Year in reasonable comfort. That gave her a chance to say good-bye to our children who came to visit over the holidays. …
Early Imports & Genetic Diversity
The Bell- Murray foundation “Afghans” (tazis, taigans) in the 20’s, c/o Jess: “All the innumerable ‘breeds’ of Oriental sighthounds can be found as coat variations in any good litter in northern Afghanistan…” –Steve Bodio The caption is unintentionally hilarious…