The tradition is as old as anyone can remember; toss a coin into a well or a fountain while making a wish and it just might come true. Sadly, this tradition seems to have recently been expanded to include the tossing of coins into natural formations such as ponds, rivers, and canyons for this same […]
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Birdscapes Trivia
As I had made reference in a previous post to my recent reading of a book that should easily make anyone’s short list of top natural history books for 2009, Jeremy Mynott’s Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience, I thought interested readers might like to know that an ongoing trivia contest pertaning to the […]
Old Litigious Semi Whatsis?
Not too far into the ninth chapter of Jeremy Mynott’s superb new book Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience, I discovered a reference to a bird (one of which I had not previously heard) that may quite possibly be the bearer of the best name I have ever encountered having been applied to any […]
Tales from Nerdvana
There are times when the level of Nerdvana I have achieved startles even me. Take the other day for example. We received a letter from our cable provider, Comcast, informing us that sometime next month they are switching over to an all-digital signal. Because of this, we would be receiving a number of new HD […]