Sunday spillings
Maybe, just maybe, I made it out to Roundrock today. I sure hope so.
The Nature Blog Network has gone from zero members at the beginning of the year to more than 600 now! That's an astonishing growth rate, and it should sustain that pace in this new year of ours (which means that poor old Roundrock Journal will get even more lost in the great shuffle). The Network includes a toplist of nature blogs as well as a blog of its own, which provides interviews with member bloggers among other things. Congratulations to the minds behind the Network. Go visit and see if you can find a few new friends there.
Whorled Leaves is a collaborative nature blog that, unfortunately, hasn't seen a lot of posting lately. But the most recent post there certainly shares some good news.
The latest edition of the Festival of the Trees is up at Rock Paper Lizard. Be sure to head over there and check all of the links. Plenty of arboreal goodness to be had.
M and C Build a House is a blog I've linked to here a number of times. Well, now they're building a blog too. They've moved their blog to a new host, so be sure to update your links.
I neglected to respond to a query made by one of my loveliest commentors. She asked how my daughter's tiny dog, Crusher, got his name. There is some debate about this. My son-in-law insists it is short for "Bonecrusher," but my daughter insists it is short for "Ensign Wesley Crusher."
Zilla said there is a "quiet sort of richness" about Roundrock Journal. Bless her heart! And go visit her blog too.
Gort, above, comes to you courtesy of the lobby of a suburban movie theater here in Kansas City. Libby and I had gone to see the (dreadful) remake of this classic film, and this statue of the robot was in the lobby. It is supposed to be the actual promotion prop from the original movie. I had intended to use this photo on my January 1 post but, um, I forgot.
What's Pablo reading now? I've had a book on my to-be-read shelf for more than a year called Modern Chivalry by Hugh Henry Brackenridge. It's supposed to be a sort of Don Quixote set in frontier America in the years before the Civil War (sorry, the War Between the States, FC). Based on the introduction, there is plenty of timely political satire included, but not having lived in that era, I'm sure I'll miss most of it.
Missouri calendar:
- First quarter: sunlight falls on the moon's right side.
- Earth closest to sun (perihelion).
January 4th, 2009 at 5:53 am
The Original The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of my favorites. The message is still valid today and probably will always be. Klaatu would still be saddened today to see the state of our affairs here on Earth.
January 4th, 2009 at 6:57 am
klaatu barada nikto. the robot prop looks great, i’d have one…
January 4th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Perhaps the original message of Klaatu was successful … thousands of nukes out there and nobody’s poppin’ any off.
I prefer to call it that “Embarrassing 4 years in the late 19th century” Pablo.
Nothing civil about war among friends.
I had no idea that Nature Blog Network was so young. I got interviewed recently so I may be joining you on the walk of fame.
January 4th, 2009 at 9:27 am
One of my favorite films, so I couldn’t bring myself to see the remake. Maybe if they had cast Keanu as Gort (he wouldn’t have even needed any makeup), I would go, but as Klaatu? No way.
I’m glad you mentioned Whorled Leaves. I was just thinking about that site the other day and couldn’t remember the name. I’ll take a look.
Now I’m going to have to google “Ensign Wesley Crusher.” So many things to know, so little time.