Saturday, June 08, 2013

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Semi-random thoughts

  • Happy coincidence: We have tickets to see Andris Nelsons conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing the Verdi Requiem at Tanglewood this summer. They recently appointed him their next Music Director.
  • I see that the "open wheel" Indy race cars do not have such open wheels any more. They are now allowed to have fenders in front and behind the rear wheels. The front wheels are still fairly open. However, there are small, curved, vertical extensions at the end of the front wing, and there are little wings low to the ground, not that far back behind the front wheels. 
  • Following up on this, I just got an email addressed to "Dear << Test First Name >>,".

Today's news round-up

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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Plat du jour--guest submission



Found by Carolyn, on Tommy Brookshire's Facebook page.

Animal headline of the day

Town mails discarded dog poop back to errant pet owners

Today's news round-up (with some older stuff)

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Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Animal headline of the day

Cat detained on illegal mission at Russian prison

Today's news round-up

Good News

 Bad News

Sort of Good, Sort of Bad, News

Headline of the day

Sinkhole swallows swimming pool

In other words, a hole in the ground fell into a hole in the ground.

Living with bears XLIII

I gave up reporting occurrences of bears intruding into humans' areas several years ago, simply because it was so common. However, this one is too close to home. My wife taught school in Montclair.

New Jersey: After a Bear Is Caught in Montclair, Students Are Allowed Back Outside