tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post7340768397016898770..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: Nautilus, Phi, and Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Mass Tumours in ColoradoWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60969602060047603652014-09-13T08:01:24.454-06:002014-09-13T08:01:24.454-06:00Thanks for the re-blog! I'm not sure that I re...Thanks for the re-blog! I'm not sure that I received a pingback. Probably a blogging platform difference thing...<br /><br />Do you have a Facebook page for your blog? You can use it to let your FB friends know when you post if they "like" your page. Well, some of them will see it; FB's algorithms are a pain and I absolutely refuse to pay them money to promote my posts. Even if you don't create a page, you should put your link to that week's post on your FB timeline. Again, you won't reach all your friends, but you will reach some. Because you only post to your blog weekly, you can do several FB posts throughout the week to increase the number of your FB contacts who see your blog post links.<br /><br />Here I am, talking as though I have a large following - I don't - but it does help to promote within networks you already have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-84538481129652408612014-09-03T18:43:40.305-06:002014-09-03T18:43:40.305-06:00Well, it's not in the Netherlands (though, wer...Well, it's not in the Netherlands (though, weren't the Netherlands, along with Gibraltar, once both part of Spain?), but Neanderthals made the news this week, if <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/neanderthals-made-some-of-europe-s-oldest-art-1.15805" rel="nofollow">39,000 year-old art can be news</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61820736426988176332014-09-03T17:28:53.770-06:002014-09-03T17:28:53.770-06:00It isn't.It isn't.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-34770265716422546332014-09-02T15:07:35.104-06:002014-09-02T15:07:35.104-06:00Btw, how is er er er er ooh cock-a-doodle-doo?Btw, how is <a href="http://youtu.be/ZiB8chDpvxc" rel="nofollow">er er er er ooh</a> cock-a-doodle-doo?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71914287872509037872014-09-01T17:40:13.516-06:002014-09-01T17:40:13.516-06:00Birds and bird photos, Paul: more are winging thei...Birds and bird photos, Paul: more are winging their way to this blog today including images of the Evergreen friends' roosters, chickens, and the Easter and double yolk eggs the chickens laid. So beautiful and fresh.<br /><br />As to the U, D, B, V puzzle, I sense you are onto a (karst) solution, but have not heard from others, so may send it via carrier pigeon to the Big Bird, WS, himself.<br /><br />And while checking the spelling of pigeon, this was the first Google hit:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/Smpn6dQGQx8" rel="nofollow">Pigeons Playing Ping Pong</a>. However it landed here, I like it!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41452210379362664042014-09-01T17:18:52.190-06:002014-09-01T17:18:52.190-06:00For those not familiar with I&I : "I and ...For those not familiar with I&I : "I and I (also spelled I&I, InI, or Ihi yahnh Ihi) is a complex term, referring to the oneness of Jah (God) and every human. Rastafari scholar E. E. Cashmore: "I and I is an expression to totalize the concept of oneness." <br /><br />I (&I?) adopted Maizie over six years ago and just realized this about her name (which I bestowed upon her). Semiotically intriguing that her Z turns into an & and that my kids' names start with a and z. I am wondering if the m is for 'mom' and whether an e is somewhere on the horizon. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75592892972359821552014-09-01T15:23:38.694-06:002014-09-01T15:23:38.694-06:00Will Self?
OK, henceforth I'll not forget the...Will Self?<br /><br />OK, henceforth I'll not forget the spelling of her name. Red i'd? Red-dyed? (Which might make a brown egg appear orange, and whatever happened to the original 'egg cozy' picture, and, while I'm at it, in precisely <i>which</i> kalpa are you planning to unravel the U,D,B,V mystery?)<br /><br />S(H(M))Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45318782153970329542014-09-01T09:36:10.959-06:002014-09-01T09:36:10.959-06:00Newly added above: The S of M (not S and M). . .Newly added above: The S of M (not S and M). . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87229766357073037572014-08-31T07:07:15.832-06:002014-08-31T07:07:15.832-06:00Twisted brother, I believe you are on to something...Twisted brother, I believe you are on to something, AS we speak (well, write).<br /><br />Science Daily has some good stuff. . .every day, indeed.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87236276709281337702014-08-31T05:49:01.101-06:002014-08-31T05:49:01.101-06:00Excellent! Even I can understand it. And the ...Excellent! Even I can understand it. And the 'Related Stories' column on the right lends itself to some very interesting 'hopping', for example:<br /><br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314152923.htm<br /><br />Does this bring us full-circle to Alice Stewart, in some way?<br /><br />I may just have to start reading <i>sciencedaily</i> ... uh ... with a certain regularity.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-13529798661509489002014-08-31T00:20:49.408-06:002014-08-31T00:20:49.408-06:00Cancer cells, tentacles and invadopodia<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140829175428.htm" rel="nofollow">Cancer cells, tentacles and invadopodia</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-68184714753484932482014-08-29T09:08:33.186-06:002014-08-29T09:08:33.186-06:00Hoppy Semiotics<a href="http://youtu.be/H3KSKS3TTbc" rel="nofollow">Hoppy Semiotics</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-4946236401941510372014-08-28T21:33:59.196-06:002014-08-28T21:33:59.196-06:00"Naturist" says my naturist friend.
Mov..."Naturist" says my naturist friend.<br /><br />Moving on:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/28/343983951/geography-can-be-tough-canada-trolls-russia-for-ukraine-action" rel="nofollow">A little geography to ease into the Labor Day Weekend</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24120104759329427612014-08-28T16:35:20.810-06:002014-08-28T16:35:20.810-06:00A fellow gardener wrote this. . .Too good not to s...A fellow gardener wrote this. . .Too good not to share:<br /><br /> "Aren't zucchini sort of the 'stealth' vegetable? You think you don't have any, then, with the lift of a few leaves, you have four. . .<br /><br /> Not like tomatoes that just hang there, out in the open, like a self-assured male nudist."<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41595701189360629232014-08-28T16:24:09.170-06:002014-08-28T16:24:09.170-06:00Harumph! "Just another typo!"
Blog-hopp...Harumph! "Just another typo!"<br /><br />Blog-hoppers tend to hop more around LaboUr Day than Ether Sunday anyway.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29507019605189886012014-08-28T15:54:24.971-06:002014-08-28T15:54:24.971-06:00I noticed the British spelling, but thought it was...I noticed the British spelling, but thought it was just another typo. But it raises the issue of the ethics of posting hints in blogs that cross-reference each other, with possibly conflicting standards. <a href="http://www.crosswordmanblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Magdalen</a> openly sends hinters to <a href="http://puzzles.blainesville.com/" rel="nofollow">Blaine's blog</a>, but it doesn't seem cricket to tell someone begging for a hint on one blog to hop (staying on theme, there) over to another one for a blatant giveaway. Not that anyone has tried that yet, but there does seem to be an expanding group of blog-hoppers in the ether.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21860360038312463942014-08-28T14:38:59.589-06:002014-08-28T14:38:59.589-06:00^^^afficionado~~When spell check goes awry. . .[Th...^^^afficionado~~When spell check goes awry. . .[The preferred spelling also only has one f.]Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83130556833305718182014-08-28T14:08:07.709-06:002014-08-28T14:08:07.709-06:00. . .Or notice I put the "U" in Tumours .... . .Or notice I put the "U" in Tumours as a hint to this week's Sunday Will Shortz puzzle? Thank U.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31450858154155254742014-08-28T14:00:59.844-06:002014-08-28T14:00:59.844-06:00It's a great playa on words, jan.
Btw, I thou...It's a great playa on words, jan.<br /><br />Btw, I thought your middle name was "<b>I </b>am clever and original."<br /><br />The image of the rock trails is stunning. Thank <b>U</b> for sharing the article.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-16106249235317959382014-08-28T13:44:26.542-06:002014-08-28T13:44:26.542-06:00After posting that, I Googled "Death Valley C...After posting that, I Googled "Death Valley Curling Club", and found that someone had beaten me to that line by 4 years. It's so tough to be clever <i>and</i> original!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7130686354149593312014-08-28T13:39:06.394-06:002014-08-28T13:39:06.394-06:00Reblogging from another Smithie/Julia Child affici...Reblogging from another Smithie/Julia Child afficianado, Joanne: <a href="http://topofjcsmind.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/julie-julia-and-blogging/" rel="nofollow">Julie, Julia, and Blogging</a><br /><br />Enjoy!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-50483653749782292892014-08-28T13:27:13.910-06:002014-08-28T13:27:13.910-06:00Hi Joanne, thanks for the reblogging. I haven'...Hi Joanne, thanks for the reblogging. I haven't yet figured out how to make Partial Ellipsis of the Sun grow very much but this seems like a good start. <br /><br />Many thanks for the shout out!<br /><br />Following next will be a link to your post about Julie and Julia . . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19382556682965769252014-08-28T12:47:06.935-06:002014-08-28T12:47:06.935-06:00Death Valley Curling Club t-shirts, anyone?<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0105948" rel="nofollow">Death Valley Curling Club t-shirts, anyone?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26655540147614026692014-08-28T12:40:52.602-06:002014-08-28T12:40:52.602-06:00Steph, I just re-blogged this to Top of JC's M...Steph, I just re-blogged this to Top of JC's Mind. I had to do it by link because we use different platforms, so I wasn't sure if you would get a pingback or not.<br /><br />JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71979310451717955992014-08-27T16:25:52.982-06:002014-08-27T16:25:52.982-06:00Ok, ok, you've convinced me. I want to retain ...Ok, ok, you've convinced me. I want to retain the full spectrum of punctuation, after all.<br /><br />Hmmmm, did any of you laugh/chuckle/smirk at this week's PEOTS headline: Mass(achusetts) tumours in Colorado? Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com