Monthly Archives: July 2007

Why do most people make new year resolutions during the start of a new year? If you need to make a change now, chances are that you will forget about what it is that you want to change if you wait until the next year rolls around. I know I’ve been really light in the … Continue reading »

Last night was the Pacific Grove Chinese Lantern Festival, happening right next to my apartment. We sampled gyros, baklava, and calamari from the vendors who had set up food stalls next to the beach. The residents of Pacific Grove obviously put a lot of effort into this event, as they had erected a faux pagoda … Continue reading »

…[fringeheads] have a great fondness for empty bottles and cans; the bigger the container opening, the bigger the occupant. In some areas, such as the beer bottle field at the head of Redondo Canyon, southern California, nearly every bottle will house a fringehead. A fish usually lies in its home (which it considers its territory) … Continue reading »

I had already accepted that I would never see a live Death Valley Pupfish (I’m assuming that’s the fish they’re talking about). When I first heard about these guys, reports about their survival were pessimistic, but after reading this article I don’t know what to think. Awesome.

It has happened in Japan, and it happens here. To the postal workers around the world who check my mail from foreign countries: Would you all please start at least taping the envelope shut? It’s just common courtesy.

I used to catch bees and hornets and placing them in the freezer for a few minutes. After they had stopped moving, I tied a thread around their thorax and waited for them to warm up in the sun. There was something inherently hilarious about taking a bee for a walk. It seems someone has … Continue reading »

PBF executes this scenario way better than Extralife.

I love takoyaki and I love fried calamari, so what might be even better? The octosquid might…

Garrapata is one of the best places to hike around Monterey, because it starts out on the coast, leads inland through cactus patches and chaparral, and ends in a grove of redwood with a seasonal waterfall. A bunch of us went to go have a small party under the moon on a small mountain next … Continue reading »