Archive for April, 2010
“Gruzinki”
Posted in Historical Information, photographs, tagged Georgia, Gruzinki, photography, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Basement cat prefers you not witness her snacking.
Posted in Animals, photographs, tagged basement cat on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Who knew?
Posted in Animals, Historical Information, Science and Technology, tagged Cretaceous period, Cretaceous seaway, F-84, pterosaurs, Texas on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A new species of pterosaur has been identified, Aetodactylus halli, from a jaw bone found in north Texas by Lance Hall, a hobbyist and member of the Dallas Paleontological Society. This species is unusual in that it had teeth. Based on the jaw bone, this particular A. halli had a wingspan of about nine feet. [...]
Do people not drink coffee at home any more?
Posted in DIY, how we live, tagged carafe, coffee, dinosaurs, shopping on April 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I drink coffee every day, all day. Not an outrageous amount, just what fits in the carafe I bought eight years ago. It actually looks better in the photo than it does in real life. The exposure has bleached out the caffeine stains. It never kept the coffee actually hot, but warm was good enough. [...]
Something to make you feel better about yourself
Posted in Comic Relief, Videos, tagged As Seen On TV, funny video on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
الحمد لله
Posted in childhood memories, how we live, tagged children's books, Gaza strip, palestine, post office, الحمد لله on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
About three weeks ago I put two children’s books in an envelope and mailed them to a friend for his daughter. Today I got word that they were received and the child is delighted. Sounds like ordinary news, doesn’t it? It’s not, for me or for the little girl. She and her family are Palestinian [...]
Solar Dynamics
Posted in Nature, photographs, tagged Nasa, photography, Solar Dynamics Observatory, the sun on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We posted a BBC video last week of a sun flare filmed by the same Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. I am in awe of the human beings who are able to make this happen.
