I am currently overhearing my colleague talk with her daughter on the phone. I can hear her saying, "Jessie, it's ok. It's only a tornado watch. That doesn't mean there's a tornado coming, just that they're watching for them. *pause* No, there's not one coming. *pause* Ok if you want to you can go under there. Yes, I'll be home soon ( Read more... )

I've just realized why I've been having rough mornings of late. I restrict myself to two cups of coffee every morning, and usually that's plenty to clear the cobwebs out. But lately, I've been feeling like the cobwebs are extra strong and holding on well into the afternoon. This has been troublesome and puzzling for me, as I do NOT want to ( Read more... )

I tried to comment in your anonymous secret post, but couldn't. It said there was an error. I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you.

I need help from my librarian friends! I have to come up with a topic for a wildlife management plan that I'll be working on for the rest of the semester, and I have chosen river otters. They have been extirpated (assumed extinct, generally not seen) in the mountains of NC since the 1930's, but were reintroduced in the 1990's. Other areas of ( Read more... )

1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )

Oh yes, the bos (boes?) came out last night. Nyah nyah.

That, and I was actually able to get Elizabeth to bend over with an X-block/grab technique. But only on one side. And only in breakdown. Sigh.

One of the many emails waiting for me when I returned was an emailed "amber alert" to try to identify a girl who was a victim of the tsunami in Thailand and can't remember who she is. As I do with most things like this, I went to snopes where I learned that the email is legitimate, but the girl has been identified and is with relatives ( Read more... )

elgweth and I have just returned to Halifax from Cape Breton where it is incredibly rustic and beautiful. Shopkeepers don't have cash registers and carefully write down your purchases in a battered log book. The busy season means that there are two other people on the beach with you, and maybe a moose or a bald eagle. Half of the island is Scottish and ( Read more... )

One should not try to diagnose oneself with eczema by viewing images on the web immediately prior to eating lunch. Bleargh.

Also, to those of you who will see me in the next few days, I have NOT been punched in the eye, I simply have a bit of irritated skin.

I just got an email from my "Principles of Fish and Wildlife" professor. Attached was the syllabus, and information that his PhD grad student, who studies black bears will lead the first class ( Read more... )