My colleague brought this moth to me yesterday. Sadly, she had already perished. (The moth, not my colleague.) Isn’t she beautiful (and big)? (Again, the moth, not my colleague. Well, on the “big” part. Oh, just look at the bug!) I believe we have Amphipyra pyramidoides here, commonly known as the Copper Underwing, though I … Read more
Isaac’s certainly not moving very quickly. Hoping and praying for as little destruction as possible on the Gulf. Football today! There are games five days in a row to start the season! The Dark Knight Rises is not a terrible movie—it expectedly excels in sets and effects, for example—but neither is it a great one. … Read more
I took a bit of a long lunch today and saw 2016: Obama’s America at Monaco Pictures. To my surprise and delight, several dozen people did the same thing. When the theater is two-thirds full for an 11:10 early matinee, something must be going on. 2016: Obama’s America is based on The Roots of Obama’s … Read more