One of the things I miss as an apartment dweller (one of the many, many things) is my bird feeder. So whenever I’m out visiting the folks, I take the time to enjoy a little of their feeder activity. The redpolls and siskins that flooded the feeders just a few weeks ago seem to have [ Read More ]
Wow. Now I know what my reef tank’s been missing. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has just released images of this incredibly bizarre fish, which looks as though it were flown in from Yugopotamia. And yes, that’s a transparent head. This deep water species is able to swivel its barrel-shaped eyes upward and [ Read More ]
Recently I went through the rather unpleasant experience of having my car broken into (one of the risks of visiting isolated hiking trails; fortunately I’d removed all of my birding equipment from the back seat the weekend before). I was fortunate enough to recover my wallet — a HUGE thanks to Adrian and the folks [ Read More ]
I’m watching an episode of House, where our delightfully snarky protagonist is having a conversation with Thirteen regarding his atheism: “Where’s the fun in that?” asks Thirteen. “A finite, un-mysterious universe…” “It’s not about fun,” House replies. “It’s about the truth.” He’s right, of course. A true skeptic is not concerned with the reality he [ Read More ]
Birder with a sketchbook, skeptic and popular science junkie. Spends too much on books. Fearful of spiders. Is well trained.
Currently resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
