Florida Bird Photos from Today.
Someone I know in Florida sent me some pictures of birds -- the pictures were taken today. Black Bellied Whistling Duck Green Heron Little Blue Heron Roseate Spoonbill Snowy Egret Woodstork w Roseate Spoonbill
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Just a Joke
The joke below was e-mailed to me recently, and I've entered it with the text that I received in the e-mail. However, it seems that the more popular version of the joke has the gender of the characters switched. A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one....
Beijing 2008 - Olympics In The Air
Last October, during the beginning of my time in Beijing, I wrote this blog post that mentioned air quality with two comparative photos. Since then, I've been following the blog of James Fallows who also has been posting photos for comparison. In the last several days -- China has done several things to try to improve the air quality for the Olympics. Temporarily shutting down most factories East of Beijing Even-Odd car restrictions...