Crow Journal, day 2

By John Brown | May 14, 2008 - 4:27 pm |May 14, 2008 Zing

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The deer came through this morning and ate the peanuts and cheese. The good news is it appears the crows actually heard the weird call mix yesterday and had been scoping the place out for some time. My oldest saw them on the east. I saw them on the west. Then yesterday evening after writing →

Volcanoes and Lightening

By John Brown | May 12, 2008 - 7:55 pm |August 27, 2008 Zing

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Now here’s something cool I didn’t know: lightening apparently shows up above volcanoes when they’re erupting. How cool is that? Here’s a picture of the Chaiten volcano in Southern Chile. Here’s a bit more.

Crow Journal, day 1

By John Brown | May 12, 2008 - 5:00 pm |May 12, 2008 Zing

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I decided to put my money where my mouth is. Or at least some peanuts and cheese. I want to make some friends with a couple of crows or ravens. I’m a little hesitant. One or two buddies, okay. A freaking tribe swirling around the house, pooping on man and beast, or, horrors, tormenting the cats →

Gapminder Website

By John Brown | May 10, 2008 - 10:12 pm |May 10, 2008 Zing

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After watching two of Roslings’ presentations at TED, I had to find his website. Or at least the gapminder website. You’re going to love noodling around with the free tools out there.