I like this guy. You don't get much more American than this! I guess Mark Twain didn't make him up for a story, because he's right there, moving around in a video. You can check out his site here.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Decorah Eagles and Eagle Mania!
People love watching those eagles! You know, the live, streaming video of the bald eagle nest that I posted a few days ago? NPR is only the latest outlet to post a story about it in my Facebook feed. Kat and I have been fascinated by the care of the two hatched eaglets, and a third one's due soon!
I can't help myself, I've got to post it again. I'm not repeating myself, because the video's always changing.
These aren't the only parents of their kind to stir up interest. In my own area, a bald eagle's first flight just caused some excitement. Eh... please endure the ad...
The streaming video of the Decorah Eagles means something personal to me, because Kat and I are working to find a reasonable balance between simplicity and comfort, nature and civilization, self-sufficiency and connection with our fellow creatures, etc. I mean, humans are animals too. Do we see any evidence of insomnia due to worries about money or the future in these birds? No, they're simply going about their lives. They're just living, and they're doing it well.
Kat wondered aloud about the thoughts of one eagle while it just sat in the nest. I said that I thought there was very little going on in the creature's mind. Y'know, there are gurus and other spiritual and religious figures who have spent decades struggling to reach that state, and here are these eagles, these fellow living things, just doing it. And we humans have created most of the stuff we worry about! We've just got it wrong.
So I think there's an awful lot to learn from watching. I wonder if at least a small number among the million-plus viewers feel the same way.
I can't help myself, I've got to post it again. I'm not repeating myself, because the video's always changing.
These aren't the only parents of their kind to stir up interest. In my own area, a bald eagle's first flight just caused some excitement. Eh... please endure the ad...
The streaming video of the Decorah Eagles means something personal to me, because Kat and I are working to find a reasonable balance between simplicity and comfort, nature and civilization, self-sufficiency and connection with our fellow creatures, etc. I mean, humans are animals too. Do we see any evidence of insomnia due to worries about money or the future in these birds? No, they're simply going about their lives. They're just living, and they're doing it well.
Kat wondered aloud about the thoughts of one eagle while it just sat in the nest. I said that I thought there was very little going on in the creature's mind. Y'know, there are gurus and other spiritual and religious figures who have spent decades struggling to reach that state, and here are these eagles, these fellow living things, just doing it. And we humans have created most of the stuff we worry about! We've just got it wrong.
So I think there's an awful lot to learn from watching. I wonder if at least a small number among the million-plus viewers feel the same way.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Does a Nervous Vegan Poop in the Woods?
Only once. All I'll tell you is that you must have to choose leaves for absorbency or friction or something. If you're inexperienced, you may want to do it near a river of lake. That's all I'll say.
I'd like to learn to go outside successfully, since then I'd feel less dependent on toilets and all that wasted water, so I went looking around for videos.
This first fellow seems like a seasoned pro, and he can definitely help me in my choice of wiping materials. The second one prefers bidet-style hygiene, which I guess is okay if you get the water from a stream or something, rather than a poor, tired-out aquifer. I'll try both methods some day and get back to you on that.
Bombs away!
Tens of thousands of years! Oh, eh, poop away from a water source. Ignore my previous suggestion.
To me, this guy's a little too civilized about it all. I'm guessing he's out there to kill things, so, y'know, we're definitely on different wavelengths.
So there you have it, Natural Pooping 101!
I'd like to learn to go outside successfully, since then I'd feel less dependent on toilets and all that wasted water, so I went looking around for videos.
This first fellow seems like a seasoned pro, and he can definitely help me in my choice of wiping materials. The second one prefers bidet-style hygiene, which I guess is okay if you get the water from a stream or something, rather than a poor, tired-out aquifer. I'll try both methods some day and get back to you on that.
Bombs away!
Tens of thousands of years! Oh, eh, poop away from a water source. Ignore my previous suggestion.
To me, this guy's a little too civilized about it all. I'm guessing he's out there to kill things, so, y'know, we're definitely on different wavelengths.
So there you have it, Natural Pooping 101!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
A Bald Eagle's Nest, Streaming Live!
We have doves nesting in a tree in our yard, which is nothing like this! One egg has hatched already, and another one's due soon, so maybe you'll see it as it happens. You can watch, find video of the first hatching, and learn more here. This is awfully swell!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Cold War Satellite Sounds
Sven Grahn of the Swedish Space Corporation has an interesting hobby. Apparently, the fellow's been recording the sounds of satellites since the 60s. Now how 'bout we avoid additional alliteration and go check out some audio? If you don't feel compelled to visit the site yet, maybe a sample will help, a recording of the China 1 satellite from 1970 shrilling The East is Red. That's real Cold War gothic, folks! Creepy...
Go on, check it out, and puzzle over the doings of that strange animal, the human.
Go on, check it out, and puzzle over the doings of that strange animal, the human.
A Lamb? More Like an Ogre... or a Dragon.... a... Water-Breathing... eh... Well, You Know What I Mean...
The way March went out yesterday was pretty scary for the Bay Area, and this wasn't even a tropical storm! As Groucho says in The Cocoanuts, "Florida folks, land of perpetual sunshine. Let's get the auction started before we have a tornado." And we did have one, and a water spout too.
I was home, and I found all the Sturm und Drang pretty appealing, but Kat had to be out traveling in it. I was grateful when a new Facebook status popped up because it meant she was okay, though she was reporting the harsh conditions. Here's a little video she took with her phone; The clanging sounds are from boats in the marina to the right.
Here are some interesting news pictures, linked to their sites of course:
Yes, another one. Among many things, Florida is the Land of 1,000 Convenience Stores.
Ahoy there!
I know this ain't no tsunami, and I'm not sure that the video and pictures convey the terrors of the storm, but, well, it was pretty intense.
And that's the end of my story.
I was home, and I found all the Sturm und Drang pretty appealing, but Kat had to be out traveling in it. I was grateful when a new Facebook status popped up because it meant she was okay, though she was reporting the harsh conditions. Here's a little video she took with her phone; The clanging sounds are from boats in the marina to the right.
Here are some interesting news pictures, linked to their sites of course:
Yes, another one. Among many things, Florida is the Land of 1,000 Convenience Stores.
Ahoy there!
I know this ain't no tsunami, and I'm not sure that the video and pictures convey the terrors of the storm, but, well, it was pretty intense.
And that's the end of my story.
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