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October, so far so good!

Diving Safaris Staff wrote 1 month ago: As we say here, there is no bad time to come to Costa Rica. Both seasons are beautiful, with their o … more →

Tags: Bottom Time, shop happenings, Diving, diving safaris, diving costa rica, SCUBA, Costa Rica, diving safaris costa rica, Bat Islands. bull sharks

It happens later on the west coast (broadcast delay?)

erikrau wrote 2 months ago: Happy September equinox, everyone. One of the cool things about this day is that it has a fairly hig … more →

Tags: astronomy, calendars, Culture of science, equinox, Hawaii, How to see stars, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, it's an east coast west coast thing, Navigation

Discovering science in all sorts of places

erikrau wrote 3 months ago: Generally speaking, it is unusual for ‘economic stimulus jobs’ and ‘underwater rob … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, cartographizing, Culture of science, How to see stars, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, Rhetoric, Science

Weather Watcher 5.6.51

filemirrors wrote 5 months ago: Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current … more →

Tags: General Applications, weather watcher, Weather, NWS, Daily Forecast, computer weather, wreather forecast, weather worldwide, desktop weather station

Should I start a new business in the middle of a recession? Of course!!!!!2 comments

Donald Todrin wrote 6 months ago: Would I start a new business in the middle of a deep recession? Absolutely, but very carefully; a ve … more →

Tags: building profitable business orgs., Employees, Sales and Marketing, solving difficult business problems, Business Plan, change, Competition, down economy, downsize

Wayfinding and waves1 comment

erikrau wrote 7 months ago: I once had a brief discussion with a much smarter fellow than myself wherein he argued that four was … more →

Tags: Culture of science, Hawaii, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, Navigation, polynesian navigation, Science, we didn't find any more moons and here's why

Unintended success, expected failure2 comments

erikrau wrote 7 months ago: Both the elliptical title of this post and the long distance from its antecedent have the same tooth … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, Birds, calendars, making the world safe for . . ., Rhetoric

magma, ice crystals, land ownership3 comments

erikrau wrote 10 months ago: Well, if I can say something without jinxing it, it appears as though our two weeks of winter may be … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, Birds, calendars, Culture of science, great white north, Hawaii, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, Rhetoric, Science

21,483 calls in 36 years

erikrau wrote 11 months ago: It’s been more than a week, and I still am saddened when I think of the loss of Phil Rounds. B … more →

Tags: Drinking from the firehose, Emergency Services, great white north, it's an east coast west coast thing, making the world safe for . . ., volunteer firefighters

Post-Thanksgiving Travel to Central New York3 comments

jwtarr wrote 12 months ago: It’s pretty snowy up here in Syracuse and that had me interested in what travel conditions are … more →

Tags: Travel, Syracuse, Thanksgiving, snow, Northeast, Flights, rain, Airport, Delays

The Parting Glass

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: I was always the awkward kid. The one who read too much and played too little; not strong, not brave … more →

Tags: Emergency Services, great white north, volunteer firefighters

(mostly) Northern roundup

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: Kyle Hopkins kicks ASS! Just heard him interviewed on NPR about an Alaska politics article he wrote … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, astronomy, Culture of science, Drinking from the firehose, great white north, How to see stars, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, it's an east coast west coast thing, polynesian navigation

It's an East Coast-West Coast thing, pt 12 comments

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: Once again, I find that when I settle in to my life, finding few things worth blogging about, I am u … more →

Tags: great white north, Hawaii, it's an east coast west coast thing, Kibbutz, Rhetoric, Voting

Less is more. Literally.1 comment

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: I’m very excited to have started reading The Social Life of Information, a book which simultan … more →

Tags: Drinking from the firehose, Rhetoric, making the world safe for . . .

Offer not avaliable in Alaska

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: With what I think many readers will agree is a barely believable level of Alaska buzz in the news th … more →

Tags: Rhetoric, Voting, great white north

'Lovelorn musk-ox gores favorite sled dog'1 comment

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: Lots of great Alaska headlines recently, but I want to call attention to the one nobody is talking a … more →

Tags: Birds, great white north, birding

trees are not for information?1 comment

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: Rolled back home through the sunrise this morning from an excursion up the coast and into PDX. Rober … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, Biblio, birding, Birds, Culture of science, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer

Standard Deviation du Printemps

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: The camellias are blooming, and have been for a week or two. There was still a light frost this morn … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, astronomy, Biblio, calendars, Culture of science, Drinking from the firehose, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer

The turning of the year

erikrau wrote 1 year ago: (written on the morning of 31 Dec 07) The frost is thick on the ground this morning, and it seems to … more →

Tags: Aldo Leopold-ish, astronomy, Birds, calendars, How to see stars, intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer, Science, solstice


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