Monthly Archives: September 2007

Mark has been posting about the protests in these areas, and is probably closer to the action than you or I. Read more about what’s happening here.

Dueling giraffes are kind of cool, but I’d like to see you top this (the Morning Musume clip where they have steaks attached to their heads almost compares to this):

Congratulations to my favorite older sister (not to be confused with my favorite younger sister or favorite older brother) on achieving your goal. I expect you to know everything about otters by the end of this year, and yes, there will be a test. Here is the first challenge. Name all four of the otters … Continue reading »

This Coryphaena “showing a helmet” hippurus “horse tail” shows us that dorado means “gilded” in Spanish. According to one source, the mahi converts about 90% of its food into body weight, and can reach a length of 6.75 feet (and weigh almost 90lbs). Apparently, they can reach 28 inches in six months and maintain a … Continue reading »

I haven’t reviewed food in a while, but one visit to the Grand Buffet in Seaside, California, gave my gastronomic system such problems that I must issue a word of warning. It all started after a game of disc golf at CSUMB, when we were trying to decide on a place to have dinner. I … Continue reading »

Your Matisyahu video was really damned good, so good in fact that I have converted it into an MP3 so that I can load it on my IPod.

Now here’s a funky introduction with some Ghostface, Roots, Gnarls, and more…

This is a polychaete worm that I found on a piece of drift kelp magnified at x50. Little beasties look a lot meaner under the microscope. It’s nice to have a mini-lab on board when you’re looking at marine organisms.