A blend of simmered, sauteed & sometimes stewed commentary about the Kersteins' daily lives and thoughts.
May 28 2010
I know people love to get together to dance. And flash mobs are a relatively new and interesting phenomenon. But this. Flash mob dancing? I love it! A random flash mob does Do Re Mi (from The Sound of Music) in the Central Station of Antwerp, Belgium.
May 26 2010
There’s a pleasant House Finch couple that have become regulars at our backyard feeders. They can be seen in the mornings and evenings eating sunflower seed. I started noticing the male finch about three weeks ago. Since then, he and his mate have been visiting almost daily. Year-round residents, the House Finch [...]
May 25 2010
I came across a Mashable.com article for journalists last week that I thought would be valuable for online marketing and community professionals as well. 7 Ways Journalists Can Use Foursquare pointed out some key elements that news writers can engage their audience and source valuable information. And those use-cases can also be extremely valuable for [...]
May 21 2010
Remember when you were in the chorus or glee club? Well, some of you, anyway. A colleague of mine sent a link along for Perptuum Jazzile, Slovenia’s only jazz choir. I was blown away by this vid and it gave me goose bumps. Here’s hoping you enjoy it and find yourself singing in your next [...]
May 20 2010
I finally had a chance to hang my two hummingbird feeders late this April to attract some hummingbirds this season. And filling them with a homemade sugar and water solution was easy. (See recipe below) My efforts at refreshing the sugar/water solution every week paid off last week. A Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited our window feeder [...]
May 19 2010
The United States has reached the macabre milestone of surpassing 1,000 deaths of military servicemen and women in Afghanistan. Sad news for Americans, veterans and sobering information for our current administration. The New York Times reports that it took almost 7 years to reach 500 and the second 500 in fewer than two [...]
May 14 2010
A classic internet meme. Gotta love it. This Star Wars kid with his make-believe light saber just never gets old.
May 13 2010
The space shuttle Atlantis has been cleared for its final mission and lift off is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. At 25 years of age, the veteran Atlantis will blast off from Launch Pad 39A on NASA’s 132nd space shuttle mission. Star gazers and skywatchers will also have a chance to [...]
May 12 2010
The second beta of WordPress 3.0 is ready and the official release for public consumption is not far off. There has also been a lot of buzz about some of the new features and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention them on Blog de Puree, a WordPress blog. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s [...]
May 07 2010
If you want to celebrate a great victory, nobody does it like the Albanians do. Or did. Try out the Albania Victory Dance with some pals after your next triumph.
