May 19, 2012

Geese doing water backflips

About two minutes before this I witnessed two geese that dove totally underwater and resurfaced 10 -15 feet away about 10 seconds later.

May 4, 2012

My first try at DIY 3D Image. It worked!

First try at making a 3d picture. Stare at the line between the two and let your eyes "cross" bringing the two images together into one. It's not perfect, but it works!

April 21, 2012

How would you style this bonsai?

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April 9, 2012

How UPS 2nd Day Air Turned into 10 Day 'Air'

(Cue: This land is your land, this land is my land, from California, to the New York Island…)

I recently ordered some sample components from Qosina.com. I asked for them to send it 2^nd Day Delivery. Well, my package came today, worn and weary from its travels. Below is the wonderful, heart rending story of package 1Z1945190273980113 .

Palatine, IL, United States	04/09/2012	1:37 P.M.	DELIVERED
	04/09/2012	7:20 A.M.	Out For Delivery
Palatine, IL, United States	04/07/2012	6:40 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Chicago, IL, United States	04/07/2012	5:59 A.M.	Departure Scan
	04/07/2012	5:12 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States	04/07/2012	5:07 A.M.	Departure Scan
	04/07/2012	2:23 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Oakland, CA, United States	04/06/2012	7:37 P.M.	Departure Scan
	04/06/2012	7:01 P.M.	Arrival Scan
	04/06/2012	6:55 P.M.	Departure Scan
	04/06/2012	6:36 P.M.	Origin Scan
	04/06/2012	9:03 A.M.	An exception in the sorting process has occurred. UPS has taken corrective action.
Palatine, IL, United States	04/03/2012	1:15 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Hodgkins, IL, United States	04/03/2012	12:28 A.M.	Departure Scan
Hodgkins, IL, United States	04/02/2012	3:02 P.M.	Arrival Scan
Hodgkins, IN, United States	04/02/2012	2:09 P.M.	Departure Scan
	04/02/2012	11:46 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Maumee, OH, United States	04/02/2012	8:46 A.M.	Departure Scan
Maumee, OH, United States	03/31/2012	4:56 P.M.	Arrival Scan
Parsippany, NJ, United States	03/31/2012	7:49 A.M.	Departure Scan
	03/31/2012	12:54 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Uniondale, NY, United States	03/30/2012	11:10 P.M.	Departure Scan
	03/30/2012	8:58 P.M.	Origin Scan
United States	03/30/2012	4:52 P.M.	Order Processed: Ready for UPS

I especially like how it was only miles away in Palatine when it got shipped off to Oakland. I assume the sorting “exception” in Oakland was the system saying “WT?”.

According to Mapquest this route could’ve been driven in 85hrs 38 minutes.

I think it was…

March 21, 2012

Cherry Blossoms and Bumble Bees (pics and haiku)

Flower to flower

Is beauty or food the quest?

I hover in awe

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March 20, 2012

First fish of the year after 'ice out'

Caught this 18" chubby channel cat on a daredevil with a bullet sinker. He
was barely hooked. When I finally got the pliers and got his lips open, I
just reached in and pulled out the treble hook. It wasn't really caught in
anything - he just clamped down on it and didn't want to let go.