Archive for February, 2008
Random Friday video: How to talk like a Japanese prostitute
3 Comments Published by paul February 29th, 2008 in Blogging, internet, recreationThis video is R rated, and we’re not entirely sure where it comes from, other than being YouTube. But hey, if you’re looking to talk like a Japanese prostitute, this is the instructional video to watch.
Protected: Photos of M and Mom
Enter your password to view comments Published by paul February 28th, 2008 in familyThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Protected: M’s first winter sled ride
Enter your password to view comments Published by paul February 24th, 2008 in family, recreationThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Viewing the lunar eclipse this past Wednesday
0 Comments Published by paul February 23rd, 2008 in astronomy, nature, scienceThe total lunar eclipse that took place on Wednesday night, February 20, 2008 was nothing short of spectacular.
About 40 degrees high in the eastern sky, the bright full, white moon slowly darkened from Earth’s shadow over the course of a couple of hours. While it was hard to see the shadow actually creep across the [...]
Hamster tries to get through the door
2 Comments Published by paul February 22nd, 2008 in Pets, internetThis amusing hamster video gem came from the blog GiggleSugar, via Cute Overload. To quote GiggleSugar, this hamster is “persistence personified.”
Cute Overload says the best part is at the end. I agree. Hamster tushis rock.
And with music from Queen, it’s a win-win!
Count von Count from Sesame Street goes rated R
1 Comment Published by paul February 20th, 2008 in Television, internetEveryone loves Sesame Street. Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and the elusive Snuffleupagus. But then there’s Count von Count, a vampire who lives up to his name. In fact, if it wasn’t for Count von Count, I probably never would have made it out of Nursery School.
We recently came across this [...]
The Great Backyard Bird Count, Day 4 (Feb. 18, 2008)
3 Comments Published by paul February 18th, 2008 in bird watching, natureToday, the last day of the GBBC, was a rainy, balmy President’s Day and from our vantage points, it looked like many of the local birds decided to stay dry. The sun started to peek out around mid-afternoon. It was a slow day for birding, so, not much to report.
Here is today’s tally:
Blue Jay – [...]
The Great Backyard Bird Count, Day 3 (Feb. 17, 2008)
1 Comment Published by paul February 17th, 2008 in bird watching, natureWe were primed and ready for the GBBC – Day 3 today with an avian smorgasbord.
We had two feeders filled with black oil sunflower seeds, one feeder filled with peanuts, a platform feeder with nyger seed and chopped apple, some more peanuts piled on a giant tree stump, another platform feeder filled with corn and [...]
The Great Backyard Bird Count, Day 2 (Feb. 16, 2008)
0 Comments Published by paul February 16th, 2008 in bird watching, natureIt’s Saturday, February 16—day two of the GBBC—and it was a slow morning thanks to the squirrels that gorged themselves on corn, sunflower seed and peanuts yesterday. At one point, there were three of them hanging and feasting on the feeder at one time.
We ran a few errands earlier in the day and picked up [...]
The Great Backyard Bird Count, Day 1 (Feb. 15, 2008)
0 Comments Published by paul February 16th, 2008 in bird watching, natureIt’s day one of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and by 7:30 a.m. we had four bird species visit our feeders. And one pesky squirrel who approached our feeders with impunity. It was quickly shooed away. The rest of the day produced some more local species and a boat-load, or feeder-load, of squirrels.
This is [...]
