You have seen this. I just wanted to look at it again. Cool owl.
What does my library look like?
December 10, 2014
Color-coded and everything.
This wonderful graphic is by Tom Gault. This and many other clever graphics are at his website.
What am I sappy cat blogging?
December 5, 2014
Iris, an Amur tiger, with her cub. From wordlesstech.
I saw this photo and got to wondering how many different kinds of tigers are there . . .
and some of their coloration is also interesting . . .
The stripeless white looks a lot like my Hobbes.
What did I open on tattoo Tuesday?
December 2, 2014
This is the glow from my kiln when it is being fired . . .
The opening: the view inside after it has cooled (a little) . . .
Moustache mugs bisque fired and waiting to be glazed . . .
The finished product . . .
And, of course, some ‘stache tattoos:
What am I celebrating?
December 1, 2014
December is National Pie Day and when I think of pie, I always think of Moody’s Dinner.
Michael Stern’s review of Moody’s is from RoadFood (click here).
This is the walnut pie (real whipped cream) and the rest of the dessert menu.
Whose birthday do I note today?
November 26, 2014
Bat (Bartholomew) Masterson, born November 26, 1853 in Henryville, Quebec.
In 1873, Masterson left home and began working as a buffalo hunter and Indian scout in Dodge City, Kansas. Over the next decade, he worked intermittently as the Ford County sheriff (1877-79) and a deputy U.S. marshal (1879), but largely made his living as a saloonkeeper and gambler.
Masterson spent his later years in New York City. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him deputy U.S. marshal for the southern district of New York, a position that Masterson held until 1907. His enthusiasm for boxing and other sports led him to become a feature writer for Human Life Magazine, a sports writer, and eventually the sports editor of the New York Morning Telegraph. Biography.com
The story of Bat’s last shootout, before he turned to law enforcement, is chronicled here.
Generally thought of as an icon of the Old West, Masterson died in 1921. He suffered a heart attack at his desk in New York City where he was working as a journalist.
What am I noting on tattoo Tuesday?
November 25, 2014
We are coming up on the anniversary of the founding of Pittsburgh on November 27, 1758.
I thought this from Wiki was interesting:
Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General John Forbes in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. Forbes was a Scotsman and it is conjectured that the pronunciation was originally intended to be /ˈpɪtsb(ə)rə/ PITS-brəor PITS-bə-rə(similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a township in 1771 and as a borough on April 22, 1794 with the following Act: “Be it enacted by the Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…by the authority of the same, that the said town of Pittsburgh shall be…erected into a borough, which shall be called the borough of Pittsburgh for ever.”
Above – panoramic views of the city by day and at dawn
Pittsburgh is interesting and close enough to home for a day trip. We will be there for Thanksgiving seeing family.
What am I sappy goldfish blogging?
November 21, 2014
Not real goldfish, of course, but little goldfish teabags swimming in your cup. If you can get around thinking about what fish do in the water . . . .
These little darlings are from Charm Villa.
Thanks to Katie for the tip.
What do I find interesting?
November 21, 2014Provocative Headlines . . .
Surprising Structures Discovered at the Bottom of Uranus
Provocative Fashion . . .
Cheeky appliances
Gunsmoke and Knitting 