signs of life

Fall migration is occurring in my back yard now. I can tell because of the numerous songs out there that I can’t identify. I am ashamed at the lack of ID on my part — I have a friend who once identified over 42 species by call alone before he got out of bed one Continue reading signs of life

how to view life

I have just made my usual daily perusal of a few news sites .. MSNBC and CNN and a few others. “What is wrong with these?” my brain asks me. “After all, it is places like these where intelligent people go to become informed about the world.” But that is the problem, don’t you see? Continue reading how to view life

Scenery elsewhere

I’m not the only one appreciating the out-of-doors in a blogly manner today… It’s been that kind of day Life in paradise. If it’s clear where you are, tonight’s a good one to go out and spot Andromeda, the galaxy. It’s a rough twin of the Milky Way, about six moons wide, and the farthest Continue reading Scenery elsewhere

time passeth

It’s fall, and I’m not ready for it. Party tonight with friends who have a balcony facing the Ohio river in the most desirable possible view, which tonight included fireworks and a river littered with steamboats strung with lights. One bridge at least was clogged with drivers whose only reason to stop was for to Continue reading time passeth