Archive for March, 2007

Cristo di Cioccolata

March 30, 2007 • Posted in: Art

Anatomy Lesson

Once, when my nephew Jonathan was a few months old, I picked up a packed of X-rays marked "J. Sacks" that had been left in the lounge. I started to leaf through them curiously, then perplexedly, then with horror -- for Jonathan was a nice-looking little baby, and no one would have guessed, without the [...]

March 28, 2007 • Posted in: Animals, Photography

Candle Haircut

March 25, 2007 • Posted in: Technique

Rabbit

Man with Catfish

March 21, 2007 • Posted in: Animals, Art

Recorded Music

52 Weeks
Beware of the Blog
'Buked and Scorned
Fluxblog
Largehearted Boy
Luxuria Music
Monkeyfilter MP3 Blog List
PCL Linkdump
Splogman
Tofu Hut
Unpleasant

March 18, 2007 • Posted in: Music, Weblogs

Bay Area Land Conservation Organizations

Bodega Land Trust
Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust
Land Trust of Napa County
Landpaths (Sonoma County)
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Muir Heritage Land Trust
The Nature Conservancy in California
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Solano Land Trust
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Sonoma Land Trust
Tri-Valley Conservancy
Trust for Public Land

A Shark Inside a Wave

William Willis's raft voyage from Peru to Samoa in 1954:

In the patterns of light around the raft, he once thought he saw an octopus extending enormous tentacles toward him, and he ran for his ax. Lying one afternoon asleep on the deck, he suddenly woke and in a wave looming above him saw [...]

March 18, 2007 • Posted in: Animals, Travel

A Small Whale Inside a Wave

I enjoyed the Atlantic crossing an indecent amount. Even when the wind wasn't blowing I liked being there -- I didn't want any noise so I just drifted about until the wind came back. I read books, wrote little computer programs, enjoyed the sea. I didn't want it to be over. I wanted to move [...]

March 13, 2007 • Posted in: Animals, Travel

Nourishment

Sugar Savvy
The Great Taco Hunt
Burrito Blog
Kosher Blog
The Bacon Show
All Cupcakes
The Lobster Fact Blog
Bacontarian
Burritoville
Candy Addict Blog

March 7, 2007 • Posted in: Food

Congressional Vote Ratings, 2006

At National Journal: Senators and congresspeople voting liberal or conservative on economic, social, and foreign policy during 2006. Jim Ryun (R-KS) was easily the most illiberal representative.

March 4, 2007 • Posted in: People, Politics

Eclipse, Wheeler, Wisconsin

March 3, 2007 • Posted in: Astronomy