Monthly Archives: March 2009
Loving Kindness
The Gift Of Metta – Loving Kindness – Pass It On My friend Sandy always finds very soothing and peaceful videos and passes them on. Here’s the latest one. Sandy is “Thinking Out Loud” on my blogroll. This video has … Continue reading
Filed under Friendship, Life, Music, Personal, Random, Relationships
Covering All of the Angles of the Bermuda Triangle
A recent television report about the Bermuda Triangle gave me the shivers. (See video below.) I love the Bermuda Triangle spookiness because it validates my dislike of flying in small planes and sailing out of sight of the shore. Hey, you could lost out there! … Continue reading
I’m a Tasmaniac
I’m envious. Janelle of “What Makes Me Laugh” won a trip to Australia for herself and her husband by writing an essay about Jurlique products, based in Adelaide. Her niece told her: Get your butt to Australia before my college year abroad … Continue reading
Filed under Australia, Bird-watching, Conservation, Environment, Humor, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Travel
The Birds
IMAGINE THIS SCENE: A man and a woman are watching ”Country Calendar” on the television in their house on a lonely sheep station near Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. The woman gets up from the couch to get some tea. She hears a fainting tapping on the … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Bird-watching, Birds, Entertainment, Environment, Humor, Life, Movies, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Photography, Travel
Old Photographs of the Famous and the Not-So-Famous
In January, Ulysses S. Grant VI discovered a photograph in his great-great-grandfather’s album of President Abraham Lincoln standing next to the White House. Lincoln is especially “hot” right now, because his birthday was 200 years ago this year. A collector paid Grant $50,000 … Continue reading
Filed under Abraham Lincoln, History, Humor, Life, Personal, Photography, Presidents, Random
Quetzal Quest
A friend’s recent soggy — and fruitless – quest to see a Resplendent Quetzal in Panama reminded me of my own rained-out effort two years ago in Honduras. My husband and I went with our long-time friends Michael and Anita, who know … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bird-watching, Birds, Friendship, Humor, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Science, Travel
National Grammar Day
I partied really hard yesterday on Square Root Day yesterday (03/03/09). After all, it only happens nine times a century. The next one won’t happen until 04/04/2016. However, after so much calculating, National Grammar Day today caught me completely by surprise! In fact, I’m going to … Continue reading
Clouds
I was driving home from an appointment when I noticed the sky above with filled with clouds in a pattern like corduroy. I couldn’t wait to get home and grab my camera to take some photographs. We don’t have … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Random
Research Update in the Fight Against ALS
New Gene Mutation Discovery By ALS Association Consortium is Major Breakthrough in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Research, a report from The ALS Association’s National Office Feb. 26, 2009 In one of the most significant breakthroughs in the recent history of ALS research, … Continue reading
