Monthly Archives: March 2011
Intellectual Property Rights
As a writer and photographer, I’m often territorial about my words and images, so I can understand any creative person getting huffy or even litigious when their intellectual property is used without permission. If I want some pithy quotes, I … Continue reading
Filed under Life, History, Presidents, Travel, Abraham Lincoln, Humor, Authors, Novels, Books, Australia
Scarlet, Feline Princess
By Michelle C. Hello, my name is Scarlet and let me stop you before you make any jokes about Gone with the Wind, or asking me if I did it in the library with the candlestick! Been there, heard that! … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Writing, Pets, Cats, Literature
Radiation Dose Chart
This is a chart of the ionizing dose of radiation that a person can absorb from various sources, including the amount we receive from sleeping next to someone, eating a banana, getting a chest x-ray, sitting in front of a … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, Technology, Natural History, Environment
He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Brother
Hanky Warning: This video might make you cry. My mushiness over animals has increased exponentially since I started volunteering at an animal shelter. I was already a big sap before I started work at Wayside Waifs. I know it’s just … Continue reading
Living at the Edge of an Active Volcano
This bouquet of anthurium and ginger flowers is a gift to Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of fire, lightning, dance and volcanoes. The bouquet was left at the edge of the summit caldera of Kīlauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, Travel, Personal, Photography, Natural History, National Parks
Thumbs up to Jimmy, a Cat with a Thumb
Check out my post on polydactyl cats by clicking here.
