iSlate First Look

The Apple Insider has a pretty picture of what the iSlate will look like. Nestled in an aluminum shell that leverages the Apple’s expertise in unibody construction but thinner proportionality than the original iPhone, the tablet reportedly sports all of the same...

Phoebe the Hummingbird Gives Birth

This is the most amazing thing. A teeny tiny humming bird built her little nest – which is about the size of a golf ball, if you can imagine that. And inside, are two little humming birds. They have to be about as big as a fingertip. I recently learned much...

Mourning the Death of a Friend

This is one reason why it’s great to have a blog. A few months ago, I found out my uncle Keith had died. He was my age, or just a year older, and we were more like friends than uncle and niece. He was an odd duck, nicknamed “Rass” by my departed...

Blog World Expo – I Wanna Go

I really want to go to Blog World Expo – so much so that I’m writing a sleazy post in order to qualify for a giveaway. Already this sounds like one of those terrible spam mails where the spammer pretends to speak in an overly familiar way? Well anyway,...

WikiPedia War Over Obama Peace Prize

Not soon after I woke up this morning, the so-called controversy rang through the Twittering class of loudmouths and shriekers. Of course they would hate the choice. After all, the Wingnut plan to discredit Obama was kind of working. Even The Daily Show and Saturday...