Archive for May, 2008

Ancientrails Goes Dark

57  bar falls 29.59  0mpn N dew-point 56  Beltane, cloudy and misty                    Waning Crescent of the Hare Moon Just a quick reminder note that Ancientrails will go dark for almost a week during my Colorado trip.  I head out in just a few minutes, once more down 35, then to 80 and finally to 70.  […]

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Their Lawlessness Got out of Hand

57  bar steep fall 29.94  7mph  ENE dew-point 52  Beltane, cloudy and cool                        Last Quarter of the Hare Moon Can this possibly mean what it says?  “While cities are hot spots for global warming, study finds people in them emit fewer gases.”  Washington Post, 5/29/2008   In this same vein I watched part of a […]

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Years of Change

58  bar falls 30.01 0mph SW dew-point 52  Beltane, cloudy and cool                   Last Quarter of the Hare Moon RJ Devick has his offices at 169 and 394, a tall building, 20 stories, for the burbs.  It has a glass curtain wall and looks like the generic office building.  We go out to see RJ […]

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The Most Ancient Trail of All

54  bar falls 30.06  1mph NE  dew-point 51  Beltane, cloudy and drizzly                    Last Quarter of the Hare Moon A change has begun to creep over the Woolly Mammoths.  It is at least late fall for us.  One of us had an episode of Bell’s Palsy over the weekend.  He first thought, as I would have, […]

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The Generator Failed

60  bar falls 30.16 0mph NW dew-point 36  Beltane, twilight               Last Quarter of the Hare Moon   This story grabbed me.  See below it to see why. “MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday […]

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Vanished

67  bar falls 30.34 1mph WSW dew-point 29  Beltane, sunny                     Last Quarter Hare Moon The piles are no more.  One more phase’s detritus has gone into the trash bin or file folder or magazine holders.  It feels good to have them gone, a relief.  Financial information up to date.  Philosophy News, SF Bulletin, Parabola, […]

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Sensuality Awakened in a Hindu Temple

47  bar steep rise 30.04 6mph N dew-point 38  Beltane             Waning Gibbous Hare Moon There are frost warnings not 75 miles north of us.  Frost.  On Memorial Day.  OMG. Kate came home after a busy holiday clinic, today and yesterday were both very busy.  I cooked walleye, pasta with morels I found in our […]

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A Chute Shot from Mars Orbit

60  bar steep rise 29.80 3mph WNW dew-point 51  Beltane, cloudy               Waning Gibbous Hare Moon      This amazing shot shows Phoenix as its chute brakes entry velocity on its descent.  A camera aboard the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter took the shot.  A muggy day, cool enough, but I’m tired.  Wore myself out getting down […]

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A Guy Type Sunday

 66  bar falls 29.88 1mph W dew-point 43 Beltane, night                  Waning Gibbous Hare Moon Tomorrow:  the 500.  And a few hours after, Phoenix Lander arrives at its destination.  The following information is from the NASA website about the lander.  “With three days and 3 million miles left to fly before arriving at Mars, NASA’s Phoenix […]

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Why Did They Get The Boat With Holes?

66  bar falls 30.06  6mph NE dew-point 38  Beltane, cloudy               Waning Gibbous Hare Moon The grocery store on Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, quiet.  I suppose all those up norther’s have abandoned the first home for the second.  Made for an easy trip through the check out lane.  Though not purchasing much, I […]

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