Posted By danithew on May 24, 2009
Yesterday Diane and I were at the Bronx Zoo with some friends.
There were a lot of peacocks strutting about – there they are allowed to go pretty much wherever they want and they seem to often go into areas that would be restricted to other animals.
A couple of times we saw peacocks that were clearly confused and fascinated by their own reflections. Below is a picture of a peacock that was pecking at its own reflection for perhaps as long as an hour.
In another location at the zoo, we saw four peacocks strutting about with their tail feathers fully extended. Here is a picture of one of them.
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Posted By danithew on March 23, 2009
A co-worker of mine is devoted to environmentalism and other good causes. Last December she sent me an email with a link to a composter, suggesting that it might be a great gift to give someone for the holidays. She may or may not have meant this as a joke. A composter for Christmas?
But it dawned on me that this might actually be the perfect gift for my dad, who also is a bit of an environmentalist and supporter of good causes. So yes, indeed, a composter for Christmas. It is specially designed so that you can turn the compost easily – which is vital for proper decomposition.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought – but also got on the phone very quickly to speak with my Mom and sister about this possibility. They both laughed as well and also agreed that this would be a great gift for Dad.
Now I finally have a picture.
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Posted By danithew on February 7, 2009
The Mormon Trump Card – by Ryan Decker
Viewpoint: The Mormon Trump Card
I think these two articles/posts deserve some attention and consideration. While I think scriptures and the words of LDS general authorities have authority and significance in any discussion, they should be used properly and in a balanced way. There is sometimes an instinctual desire to find a quick, final, authoritative answer to a nettlesome question and the scriptures and the words of modern-day prophets and apostles sometimes provide a convenient way to accomplish that. However (without taking away the significance of the scriptures and modern-day revelation, in any way) we need to be wise and thorough in our evaluation of our sources, our quotes, our scriptures – and these sources may often provide more nuanced and balanced arguments that we initially realize or appreciate. They may even offer contradictory points of view that have to be sifted, evaluated and assessed before they are truly understood. If this kind of thought, prayer and analysis doesn’t happen and we aren’t thoughtful about how we approach and use them, then they aren’t actually being used properly or correctly.
(hat tip to “By Common Consent:” for linking to one of these articles, which led me to the other one)
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Posted By danithew on December 12, 2008
I like the new look that comes with upgrading to WordPress 2.7.
If you use WordPress and haven’t upgraded yet, give it a shot.
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Posted By danithew on December 10, 2008
I was just logging into Gmail and discovered they’ve added new features to what was already an amazing system. First, they added SMS to GMail’s built-in chat feature. Second, they added a Task list. I’m thrilled about both of these developments.
Here is a Wired article about the SMS feature.
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