they wanted to go when they heard about the country’s passion for waxing…
here at sacred bird, we like stories about releases. especially when they invove birds. close to 400 penguins that had mysteriously washed up on brazil’s equatorial beaches were flown south by cargo plane and released closer to the freezing cold waters they’re used to. it was the largest ever penguin release in south america. in [...]
gustav, hannah, ike…
i feel like i’ve been in and around a lot of conversations of parents-to-be discussing baby names lately. gustav, hannah, ike… oh wait, those were not potential baby names discussed, those are the names of the last three hurricanes. how to avoid potentially naming your newborn after a hurricane that leaves a path of destruction [...]
yes but how much damage will that shower do?
after 21 months those crazy tree-hugging kids out there in california have decided to end their protest against university of california at berkeley. seems cal wants a $124M athletic center and its construction would require the deconstruction of a 42 tree red oak grove in its path.
at this point, most but not all of [...]
pretty pretty light
lightning safety week is upon us once again this week (june 22-28). it’s estimated that there are 25 million lightning flashes per year and on average, 62 people are struck and killed by lightning each year. 98% of those killed were male, 30% are males between the ages of 20-25, 25% were standing under a [...]
planet in peril part trois?
the world’s population of predator sharks is rapidly diminishing and according to researchers, it will have a domino effect on the ecosystem–populations of lower-level predators will overeat and wipe out their own prey–sorta like when a chicken eats its own eggs.
this story reminded me of life at or above sea level, more specifically–in the financial [...]
duck and cover
it’s getting harder and harder to make a living as a public speaker. not only do you need to be a dynamic, eloquent speaker and a subject expert (and i use the term subject expert loosely), it seems that lately, being quick on your feet is helpful too.
just the other day during a lecture [...]
feel the love. . .
there is good news from india today, fourteen (14) tiger cubs have been spotted in a reserve in north-western india. forestry officials in the country’s ranthambhore national park say the cubs are from several mothers and have been seen regularly in recent months. in 2005 it was reported that tigers had been wiped out [...]
