More bad news from the world of professional book reviewing: Publisher’s Weekly is reporting that Nielsen Business Media has announced that it will close the highly influential book review publication Kirkus Reviews as well as Editor & Publisher magazine.
Musings and Observations
Audio Memories of Panama
If the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is indeed true (and I think it is), then how many words is an audio snapshot of a once in a lifetime experience?
Sub-zero Hummingbird
As we have Anna’s Hummingbirds, Calypte anna, in the area throughout the winter, we keep a hummingbird feeder stocked and in position on the deck at all times.
Reverse Giss?
Whether or not the commonly used bird watching term “giss” actually has its origins in an old British military acronym for General Impression Size and Shape (GISS) is a question perhaps best left to the etymologists.