Monthly Archives: June 2010

I stopped at a bridge over Waller Creek to look at the fish (a healthy population of mosquitofish), when I heard someone ask, "Mehr?" When the question was repeated several times, I looked down and found a very friendly, yet … Continue reading →

I ran across two interesting animals today. This morning, while biking to work, I came across a giant snapping turtle who was in the process of crossing Airport Boulevard. I considered helping it across the road so it wouldn’t get … Continue reading →

There’s this little Korean grocery near my place that I’d never visited. It’s actually hard to find, it’s little more than a door in a strip mall. And for that matter it’s not really a grocery. It’s more like a … Continue reading →

One of the reasons why I’ve been posting less frequently on this blog is because I’ve been contributing to a not-for-profit community website called Austinpost.org. I’ve been given the job of luring people onto the site by writing about local … Continue reading →

I was listening to a BBC science podcast, and I noticed that instead of referring to the ongoing disaster as the "BP oil spill" they called it the "Gulf of Mexico oil spill." In fact, throughout the whole program, where … Continue reading →