Elizabeth Moon's Blog, page 81
June 19, 2010
From Twitter 06-18-2010
08:56:44: RT @kaysea14: Chapter 82735 of There's a Story in There Somewhere: Arlington headstones found lining stream - http://tinyurl.com/2ecerno
08:59:08: Inking has begun. Finished various tributaries last night, shaded some mountains. Still not thrilled with transition from E map to W map.
09:00:10: One thing about mild hand shakiness--it improves the look of rivers on a map. Except the one that got a wiggly-loop. Editing will fix.
11:08:52: Amazing long-billed curlew migration:
June 18, 2010
Fall Migration before Summer Solstice
Bailey, the remaining radio-carrying Long-billed Curlew, made it to the Gulf coast down in far South Texas yesterday, only a few miles from Mexico and her last-year's wintering area. This is earlier than usual, yes. This is a fascinating project and well worth reading more at the BirdsNebraska site.
In addition, a TEXBIRDS member posted to the listserv about sighting four other Long-billed Curlews in the Corpus Christi area yesterday. So Bailey's likely not the only early migrant.
An...
In addition, a TEXBIRDS member posted to the listserv about sighting four other Long-billed Curlews in the Corpus Christi area yesterday. So Bailey's likely not the only early migrant.
An...
From Twitter 06-17-2010
13:21:18: Hot, humid, windy = headache from heck.
22:06:26: Our internet was iffy to nonexistent from early afternoon on...so if I "disappear" from online, blame electronics.
22:11:35: Note to self: take meds when headache starts--it's not going to get better on its own.
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June 17, 2010
From Twitter 06-16-2010
08:34:43: http://tinyurl.com/2b2u9lp Ed Viesturs on mistakes in mountaineering: "A mistake is a mistake even if you get away with it." And more.
22:20:04: Voice lesson...stuff happened. There were thumbs up. Smile on coach's face. I don't know if I can stand getting it right...
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June 16, 2010
Migration & Pollution
There's a new post up at the 80 acres blog, about the coming effect of the Gulf oil on wildlife arriving in a few months...the great fall migration.
I remember the grim years when there were fewer than 30 whooping cranes alive in the wild...I remember donating pennies to pay for the wildlife refuge that might save them. I remember the hope...the fear...and I have read the accounts of them from before the coastal birds and coastal habitat were pressured by our occupation and our greed.
I remember the grim years when there were fewer than 30 whooping cranes alive in the wild...I remember donating pennies to pay for the wildlife refuge that might save them. I remember the hope...the fear...and I have read the accounts of them from before the coastal birds and coastal habitat were pressured by our occupation and our greed.
From Twitter 06-15-2010
06:19:01: RT @green_knight: If cooking were a game of D&D... http://2tu.us/2b4l
06:32:36: Click beetles are back. Back in the house as well as outside. Click beetles are not my favorite household insect.
07:29:33: New post up at http://www.speedofdark-thebook.com/blog/ about our son's latest big step forward in independence.
12:34:32: Great tutorial for Rapidograph cleaning: http://www.methart.com/tutorials/cleaning.html
12:36:05: My mother never had to take hers all the way apart because she...
June 15, 2010
LJ Headdesk
They've done it again. LJ is bragging on itself about its redesign of our home pages...and they changed the one thing I wanted (the comments, being able to see several easily) and left what I did NOT want--that blasted Writers Block thing right up front on top, where I have to scroll to see around it. Oh, and the weekly spotlight. If I want another place to spend time on the internet (like, oh, having three blogs and Twitter besides LJ to post to, plus existing friends' blogs to read and l...
Tuesday
Monday's LJ post went to a community instead of here. Tempus fugit.
Meanwhile, it is hot but humid, and expected to be hot (with slowly decreasing humidity) all week--heat indexes in the low hundreds, temps in the high 90sF.
Meanwhile, I am still working on the Rapidograph pens (no, don't tell me about the marvelous pens you use. These are the pens I own, and have used for years, and I like them. And for any other pens, I'd have to drive 50 miles at least, find the store that carried...
Meanwhile, it is hot but humid, and expected to be hot (with slowly decreasing humidity) all week--heat indexes in the low hundreds, temps in the high 90sF.
Meanwhile, I am still working on the Rapidograph pens (no, don't tell me about the marvelous pens you use. These are the pens I own, and have used for years, and I like them. And for any other pens, I'd have to drive 50 miles at least, find the store that carried...
From Twitter 06-14-2010
10:31:09: Cartographer's nightmare: "Where did I put that swamp? And that other swamp? And that tributary?"
10:32:20: Note to self: Your mother was right AGAIN: clean the !**! pens immediately after use or you WILL regret it. Also, where is the other #2?
11:27:06: I happen to love Rapidograph pens. Except, that is, when I've let the ink dry in them. Even the #4 is refusing to unclog.
19:32:15: Rapidographs #3 and #4 are now clean & functioning #2 is *almost* there, will continue soak...
June 14, 2010
From Twitter 06-13-2010
05:39:16: Dear Weather Service: what is the diff between "partly sunny" and "partly cloudy?"
16:03:49: Just saw fantastic Carmen on PBS Great Performances. But turned on after it started & never got names. Still...loves it.
16:05:38: Only 3 altos both services. Better than 2. But Randall Thompson "Alleluia" is hard to do with 3 altos and 6 or 7 sops (second service.)
16:56:12: The thing about having more pots than storage is that you have to use the pots so one or two are always on the...
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