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Re: ceramic cats are next

Michael — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:52:50 -0000

I love this post. Being a tad (or actually incredibly) vain myself, I do know the feeling of accomplishment when you let go of coolness and just go with what feels nice :) Hooray for shedding hipsterdom!

Re: Wolverines and Bees

Heather Rasley — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:00:45 -0000

I kind of imagined that to keep bees you just had to put them in boxes, make sure they're collecting pollen and not dying, and then spray them with that fog stuff and take the honey when it's ready. Unsurprisingly, it's a lot more complicated than that, because the way bee society operates is complicated. Apparently, a main duty of the beekeeper is to make sure the bees don't "swarm." Swarming = half of the bees leaving the hive completely to start a new one. From what I can tell, the bees do this if they're not happy with the queen, or feeling crowded. So the beekeeper has to watch for signs of swarming, like the creation of new queen cells. How they prevent things from escalating after catching these signs, exactly, I don't know yet. Crazy stuff!

The Florida Museum sounds cool. I've actually never been to Tallahassee and probably "should" since it's the capital of the state in which I vote.

Re: Wolverines and Bees

Cate — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:58:56 -0000

Hah! This is particularly funny to me because I just bought "Bay Area Blend" honey from the Farmer's Market. I agree though, it somehow feels like something that is a direct connection to the place where it was created. Also, I have super romantic ideas about beekeeping, and would love to hear more about the assuredly less romantic realities of it.

My favorite "zoo" is in kind of a random hole -- it's the Florida Museum in Tallahassee, FL (locally known as the "junior museum" though I don't remember why.) It is a rescue of local animals and it has the biggest enclosures of any zoo I've ever been to. In fact, they're not really enclosures...it's all build around a giant cypress swamp and there are some chainlink fences and nets to keep predator and prey apart by and large everyone is living au natural. Going in the morning helps to see all the beasties in their frisky states. The Sonoran Desert Museum in Arizona is also one of the better large-enclosure museums I've been to. Now I'll add Norden's Ark of my list of acceptable 'zoos' to visit.

Good job being the only PoPer to not pathetically suck at our restart. To misquote Miss O'Hara, "next Monday is another day."

Re: Bodies

Razi Ullah Khan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:30:35 -0000

Most Honourable Respected Sir/Madam
I have the honour to invite your kind attention towards my miserable circumstances
and seeking your help.
With best regards it is stated that I am an old man of 59 years
from Karachi Pakistan. I was runing my business of Mobile Cell Phones.Meanwhile
M/S. Standard Chartered Bank of Pakistan provided me business loan on pre-colateral
of our house.Unfortunately meanwhile I became sick and fell victim of Mental depression,
Hypertention ,Diabetic and cardic disease with the result I sustained huge loss and lost my
business and I became Psychiatric Patient.
The above cited Bank,s threat is to auction our hous. I narrated whole matter in the merciful
appeal to Mr. Jhon Peaceand
Mr.Peter Sands 1,
Aldermanbury Square London U.K Phone #00442078858888 of London to the President
And the Chief Executive of the Bank respectively with complete evidences four times one
And again but still my matter has not been resolved..
Now I have only way to knock the doors of Human Rights agency as well as anti Psychiartic
Forum being the matterof my life and death.I am too much mentally dpressed tosustain the loss
of my house.I am in severe depression and worried about the dire consequences by above Bank.
I am also feeling some kinds of sounds producing in my mind.
My mind is depressing to commit suicide in order to get rid off such liabilities.
I submit my merciful Appeal to you people because your organisation is protecting humanity of
all over people of the world.
It is worth mentioned here that now the karachi Pakistan Bank has partially solved the matter
But it is yet to be resolved now completely by the Headquarter London.
I honourably request your kind honour to take-up my matter on humanitarian grounds with a
request to the authority concernMr. Peter Sands of London officein order to prevent the action of
above Bank as they are fully
competent and decision making power to consider and solve my issue and give me mental relief
and save my soil.
I am looking forward to your kind action.

Your,s Sincerely
Razi ullah khan
Cell # +92345254 5550
A/C. 01-3283011-02 Standard Chartered Bank Karachi
Pakistan
Email raziullah8@gmail.com
I n the end I hope and pray that your goodself would be kind enough to give personal attention to
My matter and contact Mr.PETER SANDS C.E.O Standard Chartered Bank LONDON to solve my matter
In order to give me mental relief.

Re: Doin’ it

heather_r — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:14:46 -0000

Thank you!

Re: Doin’ it

heather_r — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:14:31 -0000

Hi Emma,

Wow, thanks! Really cool that my question prompted a post. Thanks so much for taking the time out to explain. I'll post a comment over there, too :)

Re: Doin’ it

Emma Erickson — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:21:38 -0000

Hey Heather! Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog! I just wanted to let you know that I answered your question here:

http://www.emmaerickson.com...

Thank you so much for you nice comments and interest! Happy Holidays!! :)

Emma

Re: Doin’ it

Michael — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:50:54 -0000

Good luck youhou!

Re: Tradition, Tradition!

Megan Hunt — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:16:45 -0000

thank you for sharing my link xo

Re: Fully Known

Stefgibbs — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:16:26 -0000

Hi Hannah,

Thanks for commenting on my (poorly neglected) blog. I couldn't find your email so I'm responding here.Your blog is very engaging. I've been living in Gothenburg since 2006 and I'd be happy to meet up for coffee. When you move to a new country with a partner, you start off with their friends. There comes a time when you have to make your own! I'm down with that. Just send me an email at stefdotgibbsatgmaildotcom.
Cheers
Stef

Re: The Mutes Are All Right

Sasa — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:35:51 -0000

I read that Paglia article and I was pretty surprised at her tunnel vision about the whole issue. I mean, I don't even like Lady Gaga but I heard an accapella recording of her recently and was surprised to find she has an amazing and powerful voice (which is a lot more than one can say for Madonna and I LIKE Madonna) when it's not filtered and messed with, Ms. Paglia should do some research before she says such nonsense

Also, just because people communicate in a different way doesn't mean they are not communicating - it's just that Paglia doesn't understand the mode of communication. It's as ignorant as an Austrian saying that Japanese people don't communicate because they speak indirectly when in fact it only seems that way because they don't see the subtleties inderlying the body language and tone of voice, for example.

It's ironic that someone who was at the forefront of feminist theory has retreated to the tired old bastion of "things were different in my day."

PS: All the posts seem to be expanding fine now ^_^

Re: Back in Gothenburg

heather_r — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:15:51 -0000

Thanks for stopping by, Sasa! It really is lovely here and I wish more friends could visit, but it is rather costly to get up here from most places. If you're ever able to swing it, we'll have to meet up!

Re: Back in Gothenburg

Sasa — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:19:49 -0000

Hi Heather! You're in Sweden, the place I always mean to visit and never end up - I have 3 very good friends there but for one reason or another (money, mainly) I haven't been. Nice to meet another wanderer ^_^

Re: IDEO’s “The Future of the Book”

GodFlow — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:33:42 -0000

Out of all three concepts, I would definitely find Nelson to be quite handy, though that would be after I finished reading the book.

Re: The Mutes Are All Right

heather_r — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:03:36 -0000

Not self-aggrandizing at all. I believe it! I've always looked up to you for your ability to whip together presentations. It's a rare skill indeed.

Re: The Mutes Are All Right

Cate — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:11:52 -0000

I'm going to sound self-aggrandizing here, but I think my ability to speak well in both formats is at the root of my professional success. It is a skill that is hard to find, I think in part because it is so easy to communicate only in the format in which you are most comfortable. Garrulous children can succeed at oral reports and social niceties while writers can conduct their entire lives as digital penpals. I don't have an opinion about this, merely an observation...an opinion and a hypothesis with no normative conclusion. I think a lot of commentators have lost the idea of just noting a trend without having to criticize and denounce it. So technology has changed our lives. You can report on this without having to wrap it all up in a tiny concluding paragraph. Wait...I'm criticizing critics for being critical...there's probably something wrong with that.

By the by, you were totally on time in EST, so no worries!

Re: Idyll Interrupted

Cate — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:21:42 -0000

I am having a really hard time leaving you a comment and already lost it once. It's not your fault, it's mostly me. Better comments to follow!

Re: Why It’s Nice to Pay For Things

Caitlin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:32:41 -0000

I also agree and I am often frustrated when I *can't* pay for something. The first thing that springs to mind is HBO's "True Blood." I love the show, but I don't have a tv, much less cable, much less premium cable. Either I can just sit around and wait for each season's DVD (back to: I don't own a TV, or a DVD/BluRay, or a Netflix subscription) which probably means I won't ever get around to watching it, and I won't get to participate in the social conversation around it. But HBO doesn't post the eps online, and doesn't sell through iTunes or any other venue I can find. So I stream or torrent it and HBO never sees any revenue from me. I'd pay $2.99/ep or whatever, but no one will sell it to me. In general, I actually see a lot of "illegal downloading" as an expression of the failure of the "free market system" to accomodate people's demands.

p.s. I never thought I'd say this, but your comments feature is IE unfriendly.

Re: Things & Things Mix Five: Sommar

heather — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:17:49 -0000

@Malin: Cool! Thanks for letting me know. It's really time I invested in a good camera again.

@Joe: Awesome! I'm glad you did :)

Re: Lost & Lost: M.I.A. at Way Out West

Florence — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:55:08 -0000

I think she could have built on the internet inspiration she talked about in the album a bit more in the other songs. There was potential, but it gets distracted. I know it's where her head was at, but even The Message is too polemical.

Compare that to Banana skit - a refugee education in an English lesson classroom surmised in literally one word. Genius! Maya needs to sit down again and write her albums like scripts again.

Re: Things & Things Mix Five: Sommar

Joe — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:40 -0000

Hey Heather. I really enjoyed this mix!

Re: Things & Things Mix Five: Sommar

Malin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:15 -0000

Hi! How fun that you went too. I use a canon eos 5D and I had a couple of different lenses with me.. Thank you!

Re: Why It’s Nice to Pay For Things

Tobey Albright — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:27:39 -0000

Super Fantastic! I whole heartedly agree and wish more people were more responsible with their 'expressions of attention,' especially when its most common language is economic.

Re: Bodies

Guest — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:29:46 -0000

Just saw a video which really moved me and made me think of this post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKPaxD61lwo

Re: Flickr Favorites Grid

Christie belle — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:13:28 -0000

I've picked up on this trend, too!