Category Archives: Nature

Light and Shadow

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

These photographs were taken in Wawona, just inside the south entrance to Yosemite National Park. April is warm this year.  Mornings in the 30′s, daytime temperatures sometimes reaching the 70′s.  A few days ago it snowed, though all traces are … Continue reading →

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Change is the only constant

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

That’s what they say in the tech industry.  That’s what Buddha said 2600 years ago.  And that’s what the National Intelligence Council says in a 140 page report, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.” Since 1997, the NIC, formed of all … Continue reading →

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The Life of Pi: A movie review

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

What you’ve heard about this movie is true: it’s the tale of a boy who winds up in a lifeboat in the Pacific with a Bengal tiger. It’s also true that most critics have praised The Life of Pi. I’m … Continue reading →

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The end of the world as we know it

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Having slept through Black Friday, the next big event on my calendar is the Mayan apocalypse, scheduled for December 21. I had no intention of blogging about this until I received the Winter 2012 issue of the University of Oregon … Continue reading →

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Posted in Folklore, Holidays and Festivals, humor, Myth, Nature, Science, Spirituality | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

The 2012 Ig Nobel Prizes

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

There’s still time to get tickets for the September 20 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony at Harvard, where ten researchers will receive recognition for unusual discoveries.  The prizes are the brainchild of Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of “The Annals … Continue reading →

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Another Regulation Conundrum

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

My previous post centered on regulations to force bloggers to disclose seemingly small-fry issues, like whether they were comped with an ebook for reviewing independently published authors. Thursday’s paper ran a story from the New York Times on a more … Continue reading →

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