tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post6715558645526984155..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: [Satire] New Species of Jamfish Blooms Alongside JellyfishWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89521501256693070322014-08-25T21:53:20.730-06:002014-08-25T21:53:20.730-06:00I noted that also, jan. Strange semiotics for sure...I noted that also, jan. Strange semiotics for sure. . .<br /><br />And <a href="http://youtu.be/nuPZUUED5uk" rel="nofollow">Coming in November for Geeks and Nerds Everywhere</a>. . .<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79156143454383328172014-08-25T17:06:18.935-06:002014-08-25T17:06:18.935-06:00Interesting logic on that sign: So, if the techni...Interesting logic on that sign: So, if the technician is gone for the weekend, the door is left unlocked?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25979398465335715782014-08-25T14:39:29.518-06:002014-08-25T14:39:29.518-06:00Bet it was gorgeous and green on the trail. Maizie...Bet it was gorgeous and green on the trail. Maizie and I hiked the browner, Big Dry Creek Trail early this morning. Denver has an amazing trail and park system.<br /><br />I posted a new sign above. Enjoy!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87143695441413790532014-08-25T13:11:48.652-06:002014-08-25T13:11:48.652-06:00Yeah, we've been having unusually nice weather...Yeah, we've been having unusually nice weather, too. Low humidity, not too warm. Spent yesterday hiking on the Appalachian Trail in the Delaware Water Gap.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-70390752522622142852014-08-24T18:44:57.121-06:002014-08-24T18:44:57.121-06:00One more quake in Peru due to Nazca Plate movement...<a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s5x1#summary" rel="nofollow">One more quake in Peru due to Nazca Plate movement</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32919702625568089382014-08-24T17:19:41.071-06:002014-08-24T17:19:41.071-06:00Glad your family is ok.
The only quaking here ar...Glad your family is ok. <br /><br />The only quaking here are the aspen which are turning yellow on a branch here and there in the mountains. Beautiful day.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27162563804731173902014-08-24T15:55:58.222-06:002014-08-24T15:55:58.222-06:00No, that's where his sister's family lives...No, that's where his sister's family lives. The American Canyon quake woke them up and scared their cat, but no damage. My son & his wife felt it down the peninsula, too, but not much.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87693335012481859502014-08-24T08:57:00.358-06:002014-08-24T08:57:00.358-06:00And hope he wasn't flying into the Bay area. ....And hope he wasn't flying into the Bay area. . .<br /><br />And planning to listen to KQED from wherever. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39766199932263502772014-08-24T00:29:36.733-06:002014-08-24T00:29:36.733-06:00Lego, why not buy a carton of quarter-and-quarter ...Lego, why not buy a carton of quarter-and-quarter for your cat instead?<br /><br />Not to worry about the bad sour milk smell. I am still appreciating the scent of fresh peach bread pudding with hand-cranked whiskey ice cream. ('1472' restaurant for you Denverites.)<br /><br />Thank you for the comparison of "Ulysses" to PEOTS. I am overjoyced ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17454857626231304312014-08-23T23:49:48.265-06:002014-08-23T23:49:48.265-06:00Yikes! That does sound scary. Hope he arrived safe...Yikes! That does sound scary. Hope he arrived safely.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7333860445720629882014-08-23T19:29:36.027-06:002014-08-23T19:29:36.027-06:00More than jelly shaking tonight. My contrarian br...More than jelly shaking tonight. My contrarian brother-in-law (see above) was in the airport terminal in Santiago during the <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s5rc#summary" rel="nofollow">magnitude 6.4 earthquake</a> tonight. Says it was very scary. He's flying home now.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-50675047641773750552014-08-23T13:34:02.592-06:002014-08-23T13:34:02.592-06:00All I know is that the quart of Half & Half in...All I know is that the quart of Half & Half in my fridge has two half-lives: one of about three days (for my cat to lap half of it up out of her milk bowl) and another of about a week or so (for the remainder to turn into a disgustingly curdley sour slumgullion. Sorry, Steph, I remember you saying this is one of your least favorite smells.)<br /><br />BTW, the “…jamfish blooms alongside jellyfish” four-word snippet from this week’s PEOTS headline might well have been lifted directly from the text of Joyce’s "Ulysses."<br /><br />LegoSlumda<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-66395287470203613952014-08-22T18:40:25.208-06:002014-08-22T18:40:25.208-06:00The other customer reviews are almost as good. E....The other customer reviews are almost as good. E.g.:<br /><br />"The quality of this Uranium is on par with the stuff I was bying from the Libyans over at the mall parking lot, but at half the price! "<br /><br />"Magic stuff. Been taking 1 spoon a day for 3 weeks. I can now type this review using all 12 fingers."<br /><br />"Sent this as a Hanukkah gift to President Ahmadinejad. Got a thank you card back saying he loved it and I was his favorite infidel. Kudos to Amazon for a great product and fast shipping to Tehran."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11265319786558043002014-08-22T17:19:00.632-06:002014-08-22T17:19:00.632-06:00And then this appeared (above). [Really Good Satir...And then this appeared (above). [Really Good Satire]<br /><br />"I purchased this product 4.47 billion years ago and when I opened it today it was half-empty."Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30756107351044927132014-08-22T15:39:14.629-06:002014-08-22T15:39:14.629-06:00More fuel for the malicious suspicious designation...More fuel for the malicious suspicious designation just posted above.<br /><br />I asked the kids this morning if they thought I might really bring radioactive atoms rather than M & M's/Skittles for our half-life experiment. When they said "yes" I had to get out the [Satire] sign. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28378967716456447082014-08-22T09:09:01.269-06:002014-08-22T09:09:01.269-06:00I'd advise limiting your licking to ice cream ...I'd advise limiting your licking to <a href="http://www.dmns.org/plan-your-visit/shopping-and-dining/" rel="nofollow">ice cream at the snack bar</a>. (They serve Jell-O, too; no word on any interesting shapes.)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87584933507005199812014-08-22T08:43:44.652-06:002014-08-22T08:43:44.652-06:00Getting back to pica, the geologist who brought th...Getting back to pica, the geologist who brought the pet tree to Denver speaks of licking the tree trunk and tasting salt and how all geologists have eaten a fair amount of dirt. Do you suppose I'd be in trouble for taking a lick at the museum?<br /><br />Interesting about the organic content of dirt, jan. . .And I wonder if the Al Y link I titled including the word "Dirty" is the source of the malicious suspicious designation (?).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45838343797175867902014-08-22T08:05:36.161-06:002014-08-22T08:05:36.161-06:00Yes, I liked the stone connection also. . .What a ...Yes, I liked the stone connection also. . .What a great thing to do!<br /><br />Huh. I wonder why the malicious sources/malnets designation.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61254731743821205262014-08-22T07:42:58.654-06:002014-08-22T07:42:58.654-06:00So, the Stone family bought the petrified tree and...So, the Stone family bought the petrified tree and then donated it? They must have rocks in their heads!<br /><br />Incidentally, I was just a guest on a wi-fi network at a medical office, which blocked access to this blog "because it is characterized as Malicious Sources/Malnets". I got access to Blainesville just fine.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-1126191853925055612014-08-22T07:10:24.750-06:002014-08-22T07:10:24.750-06:00Nine-foot-tall petrified tree with roots in China ...<a href="http://www.cpr.org/news/story/ancient-petrified-tree-roots-china-now-looms-denver" rel="nofollow">Nine-foot-tall petrified tree with roots in China comes to Colorado</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-8411509715055518272014-08-21T18:45:28.643-06:002014-08-21T18:45:28.643-06:00I use Chrome. I was surprise to learn that it is ...I use Chrome. I was surprise to learn that it is now the most widely used browser worldwide. That's a situation in which I almost never find myself.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7240755709052164802014-08-21T17:54:09.008-06:002014-08-21T17:54:09.008-06:00Looks normal on my browser.Looks normal on my browser.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-50866917846922517302014-08-21T17:40:46.987-06:002014-08-21T17:40:46.987-06:00Agreed on both fronts.
Speaking of pica, any idea...Agreed on both fronts.<br /><br />Speaking of pica, any idea why my link above showed up in a smaller sized font ?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39138901241591246482014-08-21T17:28:50.412-06:002014-08-21T17:28:50.412-06:00I know it was in questionable taste, but there'...I know it was in questionable taste, but there's no cure for the wordplay bug. I will have to do punance....janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-15432095284550369422014-08-21T17:13:19.756-06:002014-08-21T17:13:19.756-06:00All the talk about mannequins and maraschino cherr...All the talk about mannequins and maraschino cherries on jello here and underwear at Puzzleria! has convinced me the time is right to share this link about a woman in her white Lollipop underwear. The look between she and her teenage daughter is so familiar (well, minus the no clothes part). <br /><br />Please don't click the link if the no upper body clothes part will offend you or get you in trouble at work. I think it is very tastefully done.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/09/photographer-takes-self-portrait-white-underwear-birthday-every-year-forty-years-nsfw/" rel="nofollow">40 years of self-portraits</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com