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February, 2007

02.27.2007/09:52
Choose me!
"During filming, the cats are living in a specially constructed house, complete with scaled-down sofas, beds and even a fish tank - with fake fish."

02.26.2007/15:18
Humane avenue for the SWAT team
Spider Catcher.

02.25.2007/21:02
Its own (programming) language
FQL.

02.25.2007/20:52
Live, wth movement
Truly interesting weather map presentation from weather.com.

02.24.2007/19:48
Ruff day
Dog barks, not news. But then, read on to see the name of the quoted city official.

02.23.2007/10:03
Well composed
A web site for the composer Keith Gates. In 1995, I had the pleasure of producing a performance of his Evangeline opera.

02.22.2007/21:30
They didn't want to die
"The gunman burst into the Circo del Sol de Cali Monday night and shot the clowns in front of an audience of 20 to 50 people."

02.22.2007/21:28
Big one
Giant squid in the news.

02.21.2007/23:08
Google Maps of the Bible
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
biblemap.org

02.20.2007/10:52
Neverending newbies
Eternal September.

02.19.2007/12:58
What Happens to Chickens
What Happens to Chickens
A chicken watches its contemporary participate in the Church Point Mardi Gras courir.

02.16.2007/15:20
What time is it?
It's not Y2K, it's daylight savings time.

02.16.2007/12:28
Streetsblog
"Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance."

02.15.2007/10:32
That's right
Map of which places drive on right, which on left.

02.14.2007/22:17
Highway lines
Cool, different way of depicting Interstate Highway system.

02.14.2007/22:07
Clump, thump
Dinosaur footprints in the news.

02.14.2007/09:36
Aye aye
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
iiiiiiii.com

02.13.2007/15:56
The Long and Short of It
Convertible high heels.

02.11.2007/20:51
Outhouse lingo
A friend told us this evening of his octogenarian mother's use of the term chick sale for an outhouse, and we thought it might be a very localized colloquialism. Turns out it's not really local to Louisiana at all, merely somewhat dated.

02.10.2007/22:10
Main squeeze
Vicious anaconda in the news.

02.10.2007/17:48
At last!
Baseball is almost back.

02.9.2007/18:03
Pelican In Flight
Pelican In Flight
Rockefeller Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

02.9.2007/18:02
Price Lake Road
Price Lake Road
Rockefeller Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

02.9.2007/18:00
Three Wise Men
Three Wise Men
Rockefeller Refuge, Cameron Parish, LA.

02.8.2007/17:05
Sky Mall
An interesting way to while away your next airline flight.

02.8.2007/11:37
Ouch!
Sobering visualization of Katrin's impact on New Orleans.

02.7.2007/12:44
I'll call you right back
"Senator Carl Kruger is reportedly set to introduce legislation that would ban the use of MP3 players, cellphones, and any other electronic device while crossing the street in New York City."

02.3.2007/08:53
Aurora borealis
"Growing numbers of Japanese tourists are visiting Alaska this time of year to see the aurora borealis, helping to create a lucrative winter tourism market in a cold, cold state that is primarily a summer destination."

02.2.2007/09:47
Dance Dance Dance
"West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s 'Dance Dance Revolution' to battle the bulge in its schools."

02.1.2007/15:47
Kills germs, in some places
Don't drink hand sanitizer, or, we suppose, eat bar soap.

02.1.2007/09:48
Grape news
"Grape juice seems to have the same protective effect against heart disease as red wine, French scientists said on Wednesday."