Pigeons with flute and camera Artist and pigeon fancier Timothy Hume of of the Lord of the Isles Loft and Dovecote Gallery on Salt Springs Island in BC has been collaborating with another artist, Annie Dunning, to create more flying “Sky Art”. They really need a website of their own to do it justice, but …
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Why Pigeons?
Another guest post, this one by semi- regular commentator Jake Sewall. The “Why” of the Pigeon Sometime in the not-too-distant past Steve made a comment about looking at racing pigeon mags periodically and not finding what it was that initially attracted him to pigeon racing. Which, if you look at the way it is practiced …
Spay Neuter
Our friend Dutch Salmon has allowed me to post this urgent op- ed piece from the Las Cruces Sun News here in its entirety. Take it away, Dutch. Spay/Neuter Bill is Anti-Hunting Law By Dutch Salmon A bill in the State Legislature relating to the spaying and neutering of pets would seem to be something …
Catching Up
I have received some complaints about light blogging. I have been deep in the New Mexico AR battles, especially the as- yet- in- doubt one against mandatory spay- neuter. (I will post a Dutch Salmon op- ed on that one above). I have also just completed two long articles and a short essay– a piece …
Godzilla, Vampires, and Moby Goshawk?
Darren has been busy– he has the first of his promised vampire posts up, and one on the science of Godzilla. In a comment in the second, I learned of the derivation of the monster’s name: “Godzilla of course is a corruption of the Japanese Gojira, which is a portmanteau of gorira (gorilla) and kujira …
Delicious Martini
A while ago I posted a link to Winnie the Pooh with a (non- drinkable) Martini. In response, Bruce Douglas sent me pics of the most wonderful example of that venerable British colonial rifle I have ever seen. I WANT one! He wrote: “Great silver work and goatskin sling are tasteful (by Khyber standards)… A …
Black Hole
Reader (and writer you should read– see here and here and here, for some examples) John McLoughlin has just visited a most amazing store in Los Alamos. He writes: “Here’s a fun place to visit. I’ve appended some images from today’s trip to the Black Hole down in Los Alamos, an eerily amazing place that …
Wrestling Dogs of Central Asia
Today, several friends sent me this link to a New York Times piece on Asian “fighting” dogs. I put “fighting” in quotes because the practice of testing wolf-guarding flock dogs, non-lethally, is an ancient one in Asia, pre-dating the mostly Islamic societies that now practice it, and is more akin to wrestling than fighting. The …
Around the Web…
… first, then a bit more. Some new work completed to deadline– more about it when accepted. And maybe it is time to announce that there is a book contract in play. Or maybe I’m crazy to even mention it, since it has been in negotiation since September with no resolution (I will NOT answer …
Around the Web
I am deep in writing a (paid!) piece on among other things the help dogs gave to Clovis man in his invasion of North America, so will still be posting lightly. But there are some things out there you should see. Blog wonkery: we are now on “New” Blogger. I (miraculously) have not had much …