Monthly Archives: December 2006

It looks as if the same team of Japanese researchers who took the first still pictures of the giant squid have now succeeded in capturing one on video, though it is still unreleased. Read more about it here.

Not too long ago, I read about the Barramundi in some fishing magazine. It’s a fish native to Northern Australia that is not only puts up a good fight and is a good candidate for fish farming (unlike salmon, which is not only bland when farmed, but bad for the environment and wild salmon stocks) … Continue reading »

How many songs can you think of that use the same chord progression as Canon in D (the Coolio song doesn’t count because it straight out uses the piece, like Vanilla Ice took from David Bowie)?

We have video of a fish sitting on the molten sulphur and then moving off after a couple of minutes, apparently unharmed. link I hope you like reading about fish, because I’m going to start posting more and more about topics dealing with the ocean and things that live in the ocean.

Justin, I have one-upped the story that you linked to. link

With the support and encouragement of my family, I’ve moved to Monterey after accepting a position with the aquarium. Though I’d ideally like to live in Southern California, I can’t complain about living up here- the possibilities for hiking, diving, fishing, and other activities are more plentiful than I could have hoped for. They even … Continue reading »

I just started watching Robot Chicken, and I like it.

Mark is referenced in the St. Louis Post in an article about the Hash House Harriers. My question: why did they omit the “ass” and keep the “Disco”? You can’t have the Disco without the ass! link