Photos
08.25.2008/19:31
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PEI Turbines
Near West Point, PEI.

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08.25.2008/19:29
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Taking Care of the Plane
Miscouche, PEI.

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08.25.2008/19:25
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Mussels
Mussel stockings at St. Peters, Prince Edward Island.

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08.25.2008/19:20
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Shaded Lane
New Harmony Road, Eastern Prince Edward Island.

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08.25.2008/19:19
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Fish Market
Eastern Prince Edwards Island.

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08.25.2008/19:19
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Spud bank
Potato farming, Prince Edward Island.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:13
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Ladies Plowing Competition
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

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08.25.2008/19:12
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Competitive Plowing
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

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08.25.2008/19:08
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A Belgian in Dundas
At the Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair in Dundas, Prince Edward Island.

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08.25.2008/19:07
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Ferry Railings
Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island ferry service.

Photos
08.25.2008/19:05
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A Kayaker Videos the Passing Ferry
Near Caribou, NS.

Drivel
08.23.2008/20:12
Biden, His Time?
Joe Biden. How ordinary.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:08
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Absolutely No Diving
Taylor Creek, Beaufort, NC.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:06
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Good Reading Porch
Our friend Rebecca enjoys her book in Beaufort, NC.

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08.23.2008/20:05
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Ferry Window
Susan on the ferry from Bar Harbor, ME to Yarmouth, NS.

Photos
08.23.2008/20:04
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The Art of Paper
Lenox, MA.

News
08.11.2008/14:06
Eat me
Kenny Shopsin has written a book.

Sites
08.11.2008/10:42
1938
The Diaries of George Orwell published in real time -70 years.

News
08.10.2008/11:56
Down
Fallen arch in the news.

Drivel
08.10.2008/11:46
Bugged phone
For our entomologist friends, can someone please invent Crawler ID for the iPhone?

News
08.8.2008/21:40
Bite me
Rabid vampire bats in the news.

News
08.4.2008/13:36
Sleep well!
"The carrier has done away with the recycled blankets and pillows used on its flights, and has started offering an 'eco-friendly' travel blanket and pillow that can be purchased for $7 on flights longer than two hours."

Drivel
08.3.2008/20:25
Good PR
The National Poultry Board has set as its public relations focus an intense campaign to get product placement in Hollywood movies. The rallying cry for the group is, "A chicken in every plot!"

Sites
08.2.2008/20:31
Aged blonde
Internet promotions can linger on as cyber-litter years later.

Sites
07.28.2008/21:01
Meta-Museum
There is something mesmerizing about this collection of photos from the American Museum of Natural History.

News
07.28.2008/11:41
Performing Arts
"Murphy noted that the club has a gallery selling collectible posters and other art, and it provides patrons with sketch pads."

News
07.25.2008/13:57
Light news
"Finally, we have the right instruments in the right place at the right time, and it's allowed scientists to be able to make the necessary observations to settle this heated debate once and for all."

Sites
07.23.2008/20:16
Personal trainer
I've lately been using some of the online training available at lynda.com, and boy, is it good.

News
07.23.2008/20:14
Don't call me, I'll call you
"The question is do you want to play Russian roulette with your brain."

News
07.23.2008/11:22
Bag it
"The second-largest US city behind New York, Los Angeles, with its four million population, will ban plastic bagging in all supermarkets, grocery and retail stores."

News
07.22.2008/09:09
Blow wind blow
What's old is new again: Windmills in the Netherlands.

News
07.20.2008/10:33
Wealthy nation
Zimbabwe is rapidly becoming a nation of trillionaires.

Photos
07.18.2008/14:20
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Crabbing Under the Clouds
Our friend Jackie shows admirable crab-string-pulling form at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

Photos
07.18.2008/14:19
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Crab bucket
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

Photos
07.18.2008/13:27
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Bait String
Rockefeller National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

News
07.18.2008/01:02
Fish tale
"Catfish farmers across the South, unable to cope with the soaring cost of corn and soybean feed, are draining their ponds."

Drivel
07.15.2008/20:36
You are probably wealthy!
If you have been worried over how the recent twists in the economy are affecting you, it might be useful to remember just how rich you are. (And a grateful tip of the hat to Ron for pointing me to this.)

News
07.13.2008/13:56
Life is cheap, gas is not
"I think there is some silver lining here in higher gas prices in that we will see a public health gain."

Sites
07.10.2008/16:57
Kneecaps
If you know someone who claims to have been in Yankee Stadium on July 4, you just might be able to check for yourself.

Sites
07.9.2008/06:27
Bit.ly
Bit.ly is a cool new URL shortening service, explained here. You even have a shot at making your own short URL; for instance, bit.ly/ourhouse.

Sites
07.8.2008/11:37
Spot on
Well, this would be a good reason to learn Russian.

News
07.8.2008/11:23
Evil twins?
Where you can still visit the Twin Towers.

Photos
07.7.2008/16:01
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One Gal Two Guys
Nephila Clavipes in Cade, LA.

Sites
07.6.2008/16:55
Desert Island Reading
Lost Book Club.

Photos
07.3.2008/20:40
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Filled Windows With Gauge
New Iberia, LA.

Photos
07.3.2008/20:39
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Blue Trimmed Door
New Iberia, LA.

News
07.3.2008/14:38
Eat 'em up!
"It was tremendously monotonous."

News
07.2.2008/08:37
Lookin' good!
"Apparently, all the publicity surrounding the ongoing investigation into alleged underage marriage among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) on a Texas ranch has created some serious demand for prairie dresses."

Sites
06.27.2008/12:48
Bolts from the blue
Google image search: lightning.jpg.

Drivel
06.27.2008/08:35
Higher prices?
Inflation? Not necessary! Prices are already high!

News
06.27.2008/07:38
Up above
How New York's High Line will look.

News
06.24.2008/22:04
Thong toe
Bad stuff about flip-flops.

News
06.24.2008/10:28
Take me out...
"A ballpark organist is part of the unobtrusive background of baseball, or used to be, until most were quietly silenced by time and outsourced by recorded music."

Sites
06.23.2008/13:16
Addictive but fulfilling
If you don't want to go outside for a long, long, time, click into popurls.com.

Sites
06.23.2008/10:46
Cold One(s)
Chill beer or soda in minutes.

Drivel
06.22.2008/14:57
Batman is coming
Will the new Batman movie be the 2008 summer film that finally doesn't disappoint?

News
06.19.2008/12:10
Nothing much on tonight
"The cup she had been drinking tea from was still on a table next to the chair she had been sitting in and the house was full of things no one had seen for decades."

Sites
06.18.2008/10:02
High water
Stirring collection of pix from Iowa floods of 2008.

News
06.18.2008/09:57
Old guys
"Some BLM employees and many locals had known that there were dinosaur bones to be found near Hanksville. But the recent dig led by scientists from the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, was still a shocker."

News
06.17.2008/19:53
Bad dog
"This was a very frenzied attack on timid and gentle livestock who have a strong sense of family."

Photos
06.17.2008/15:41
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Suburban Paradise
Lewis Carroll Ct., Johnston, IA.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:39
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The Earth Always Wins
In Des Moines, IA, west of the normal flow of the Des Moines River, when river was at spate in flood of 2008.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:39
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Night Fountain
Johnston, IA.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:35
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Prairie King Snake
At the spate bank of the Des Moines River.

Photos
06.17.2008/15:35
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June Clouds and Cane
Near Cade, LA.

Sites
06.12.2008/11:21
Grand Tour
My friend Harvey pointed me to this: "The Grand Tour in York is a celebration of great art and beautiful buildings brought together in the historic capital of the north."

Photos
06.10.2008/12:17
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Fierce Dance
A Maori dance troupe performs at the St. Peter Library, New Iberia, LA, June 10, 2008.

Photos
06.10.2008/12:10
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Maori Dancers
A troupe of Maori dancers performs at the St. Peter Library, New Iberia, LA, June 10, 2008.

News
06.10.2008/09:12
Local food
"Shoppers, in general, are willing to shell out more money for locally-grown foods than they would for the same product trucked, shipped or flown in from farther away."

Sites
06.9.2008/21:15
LOST
Interesting volunteer opportunity from Octagon Global Recruiting.

News
06.9.2008/15:13
Bus me
Nice long takeout piece from the New York Times on Chinatown buses.

Photos
06.7.2008/20:53
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Leaning Handles
Our back yard, New Iberia, LA.

Sites
06.7.2008/12:26
Don't buy that
Things You Should Never Buy. Or obtain in any way, for that matter...

News
06.6.2008/08:25
Fresh news
"Shopping online to eat locally is not just about the food. With oil prices so high, making an effort to reduce the energy costs associated with transporting food from farm to table can be a political stance." (Bonus: this food/internet story ran in the New York Times' online Fashion & Style section.)

News
06.5.2008/07:40
Dial and speak
Terrific, easy and free services for your cell phone.

News
06.2.2008/21:34
Zot!
It seems that the LSU Tigers baseball team's next opponent in their attempt at another College World Series championship will be the UC Irvine Anteaters. Anteaters! Anteaters.

[Note this from the Wikipedia: "The Anteater mascot was promoted by 3 students in UCI's founding year, Bob Ernst and Pat Glasgow of the water polo team, and rowing team member Schuyler Bassett. The mascot name was brought to a vote to the student body where irregularities were suspected in the voting process."]

Drivel
05.30.2008/20:54
The winner!
Amazing statistic: in every Major League Baseball shutout game so far this season, the team that has scored first has won.

Sites
05.30.2008/12:55
Undone
It's not exactly reviews of movies, but of movie trailers.

Photos
05.29.2008/09:52
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How Two Sisters Respond To Strangers
Izzy (left) and Rebecca at the ice cream shop.

Photos
05.29.2008/09:49
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Bromo Seltzer Tower
Bromo Seltzer Tower, Baltimore, MD.

News
05.28.2008/14:32
Vacation!
The airline run by professionals.

News
05.28.2008/09:03
Sweet news
"The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy."

Sites
05.23.2008/11:04
Hair today gone tomorrow
The FURminator.

News
05.22.2008/16:37
Unhenged
Vandals of the ancient sort.

News
05.22.2008/16:35
Wake up, don't have breakfast
"We discovered that a single cycle of starvation followed by refeeding turns on the clock."

News
05.12.2008/14:31
Pump it up
"Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials."

Sites
04.30.2008/10:44
The past unlocked
Red Leather Diary; and, an interview with author Lily Koppel.

News
04.29.2008/09:15
Calamari time!
Thawed 1,000-pound squid in the news.

News
04.27.2008/21:24
Murder
"A post-mortem on the badgers from the Crymych area has provided sufficient evidence to suggest that they were killed illegally."

News
04.27.2008/21:08
Rodent happenings
Rare rat in the news.

Drivel
04.25.2008/04:26