What Is This Mushroom?
This Makes Me So Mad
I know how to solve the problem of reclining seats in airplanes. Give the passengers enough space to recline without bothering the ones behind! What a concept! Delta CEO says it's 'proper' to ask first before reclining your seat (source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/delta-ceo-says-its-proper-to-ask-first-before-reclining-your-seat.html)
More on the Little Ease, from The Onion
I just read a hilarious piece from The Onion related to my previous post about the misery of flying coach.
Little Ease
The misery of flying coach
The Law of Lost Things
How to find something you've lost. Foolproof!
Of Thunderbirds and Blood Moons
I've been reading a lot of Native American mythology, and one of their most popular legendary beasts--coast to coast--is the Thunderbird—the giant supernatural bird that causes thunderstorms and stirs up the wind. There are all sorts of variations on the theme, but one legend stood out to me as weirder than the others. Many stories… Continue reading Of Thunderbirds and Blood Moons
Jackalope Legend
Lots of Americans think that we invented the legend of the jackalope in the early 1900s. It's almost always shown as a rabbit with deer antlers. But people all over the world have seen them for hundreds, maybe even thousands of years. Here's an image of a horned rabbit from the 1570s, published in the Animalia Qvadrvpedia et… Continue reading Jackalope Legend
Delisting Wolves
Sitting in the general store in Elk City, Carmen Williams considers the feds' insistence on bringing back the wolves and sees a deeper motivation. "Gun control in disguise," he says. "If we don't have any game left to shoot, what's the sense to carrying a rifle?" These aren't majority opinions in Idaho, but they represent… Continue reading Delisting Wolves
Lost in Thought 