Slow Motion Wonders

My sister showed me this amazing clip of slow motion spectacles and now I simply must see the whole Discovery series.

It reminded me of that famous Planet Earth Shark footage since it is likely very similar if not the same technology.

Man.  I gotta go practice my photography [...]

What an Open!

The US Open drew to a close yesterday with Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina defeating defending champion Roger Federer for the Men’s Singles Title. A fabulous five setter, full of drama and suspense, the twenty-year old pulled ahead with a break in the last set to literally bring about an end of an [...]

What am I eating?

We went to Sam’s Club today and bought our usual store-made fresh baguettes.  Since they were made in the store, it never occurred to me that they would have anything in them besides flour, water, salt and yeast.  Today I looked at the ingredients for the first time.  Alas, I was oh so naive.
Ingredients:
Unbleached Enriched [...]

A real life Lost World!

Perhaps you have already seen this on the news. In case you haven’t, this is going to blow your mind!

Can you guess what this is? A leaf perhaps? A fungus maybe? Guess again. This is the tail feather of the King Bird of Paradise used primarily in courtship rituals. [...]

More Simple Pleasures

Howdy folks. I just thought I’d jot down a few more simple pleasures I’ve thought of.

Hummingbirds.

How so many people have a different name for their grandma. Mine’s Mimi.

Riding a bike with no hands and holding your arms out like wings. It feels as close as one can get to flying, I think.

The [...]