http://plambeck.org/ Thane Plambeck en-us 2008-07-18T21:03:32-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_18.html#002764 gravitationbig Originally uploaded by thane... tplambeck 2008-07-18T21:03:32-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_12.html#002763 P6100067 Originally uploaded by thane This photo was taken 6 years ago [10 June 2002] during a partial solar eclipse. You can see images of the eclipse in the light that is passing through trees and hitting the wall... tplambeck 2008-07-12T17:19:08-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_12.html#002762 I don't have a problem with any of them, I just don't need to read any more about them, thank you, especially when I'm not expecting to read about things blowing up. 1) The Tunguska event. 2) Krakatoa. For example,... tplambeck 2008-07-12T16:31:10-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_10.html#002761 photo.jpg Originally uploaded by thane Yet another Prius, two blocks from our house. And our new neighbors? Blue Prius.... tplambeck 2008-07-10T19:15:36-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_10.html#002760 Looks like New Jersey, but click "View Larger Map" and you'll see that this location is in the middle of the Jersey City Cemetery. View Larger Map... tplambeck 2008-07-10T18:44:36-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_08.html#002759 if you've never heard the trumpeter Lee Morgan's 1958 recording Moanin', I suggest the following exercise. 1) Listen to the first 60 seconds (no more!) of this recording, then press pause. 2) Reflect for a moment, and try to imagine... tplambeck 2008-07-08T22:52:54-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_06.html#002758 He made today's Huffington Post. Elsewhere: One year Steve requested a a part-time teaching load and was paid for half a day. The principal also mentioned, Do you know what he did with the other half of his day? He... tplambeck 2008-07-06T22:20:03-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_06.html#002757 In today's (Sunday) NYT crossword: 1973 Helen Reddy #1 hit (9) This is precisely the type of clue that causes me to begin solving somewhere else in the grid. Why? Because I know that once I write down the answer,... tplambeck 2008-07-06T21:23:06-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_06.html#002756 tplambeck 2008-07-06T19:53:37-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_06.html#002755 The cat has finally been named: Osmanthus Fancy Teabag [link]. Ozzie, for short. Or Teabag. He was named "Earl Grey" by the Animal Shelter people, and no one was happy with that name. I still like "Fleabag Willie" better, but... tplambeck 2008-07-06T18:40:35-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_05.html#002754 We adopted a cat Originally uploaded by thane... tplambeck 2008-07-05T14:18:33-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_04.html#002753 I'm sending out SMS Poetry via Twitter. There's still plenty of room for others to join the elite group of five people currently "following" this valuable cultural resource. I hope to see you there.... tplambeck 2008-07-04T20:45:29-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_07_04.html#002752 4th of July Originally uploaded by thane... tplambeck 2008-07-04T20:38:07-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_06_29.html#002751 I stumbled across this Twitter feed on the activities of the Mars Phoenix lander, and have been enjoying getting the SMS messages sent to my cellphone. So, I went to look for other possible Twitter feeds I might subscribe to.... tplambeck 2008-06-29T20:48:34-08:00 http://plambeck.org/archives/2008_06_29.html#002750 COLE: [Reading newspaper article] I didn't know there was a Ken Griffey Sr. THANE: For every Jr. there is a Sr. Or at least, was, at one time. COLE: Someone was named Goose Gossage? That's unfortunate. THANE: I think Cole... tplambeck 2008-06-29T08:27:19-08:00