Monthly Archives: January 2009

Bee Keeping Digest

I used my GThread automatic blogging software to create a Bee Keeping Digest. There are no posts yet. It takes a while for Google to start sending the updates. As soon as I get an update or so you will see the entries. I am seriously considering starting a hive in the spring. Erica sent […]

More about the Wall Street Christmas Tree

I just received some pictures from Robert Fassler. He writes: I found your Blog about our tree and you mentioned you knew my half sister Debbie (lives in stony point now) and your brother knew my grandfather. I thought you might be interested in what the tree was in 1965 when it was transplanted from […]

Clearwater Benefit January 23, 2009 Nyack

One of the advantages of living in Nyack as a kid was that the area had a rich cultural history. I can remember being at a picnic and asking who the old people were that were singing folk songs. "Oh, that’s the Weavers. They’re communists." Pete Seeger is still going strong and they are going […]

Echo X by Ben Barzman (1960)

I finished this on the bus this morning. It was a very good read and Barzman is an interesting writer. Check the review.

The Best Job In The World

Need work? Here’s a job that pays $150,000 (AUD). This job is a caretaker for an Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Bring your own bathing suit. It seems to be an entertainment position and they might be looking for an actor/spokesperson. The Best Job In The World

Middle Earth Viewer – Using Google Earth

I loaded my MP3 files of Lord of the Rings onto Justine’s iPhone, and I will be living in Middle Earth for the next couple of weeks. I will get back to reading books as soon as this mental vacation is over. I used the image cutter at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis […]

This and That

The house was too warm last night. The heat is working much better, although not balanced. It seems to only do one zone at a time and I am fiddling with the thermostats to set the heat on and off in different areas to keep the house comfortable. Last night it was a little cool […]

Hateful Blog Widgets

These are such time wasters. I just created a new widget for one of my other projects, but I found this along the way. Get the bunnyhero kitten widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!