I bet it’s exactly the same one, too. Heh. This one flew into my open car window as I was arriving at work this morning. It found its way to the passenger headrest by the time I got stopped. Fast friends. Wow, how terrifying would these things be if they were ten feet tall and … Read more
Look who was waiting for me when I came out to lunch today! This is a species of Magicicada, and part of Brood XIX. It just hatched, almost certainly this week, from an egg laid in 1998. How cool is that? They’ll only be here about a month, and they don’t bite, sting, spit, or … Read more
So Microsoft is going to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. I just barely know what Skype is, which, if you know me, shouldn’t be surprising. With few exceptions, I view the telephone as a means, not an end. Let’s make the plan with it, not have it be the plan. My attitude toward it ranges … Read more