Monday, June 16, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part III
What Ellis Island is to New York, Pier 21 is to Halifax. In the days when immigrants arrived by ship, this unimposing structure was where they first set foot on Canadian soil. It is actually far more extensive as appears at first sight, stretching for an impressive length along the pier. These days...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part II
Halifax is located on a peninsula, and at the tip of that penisula you find Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Park, 186 acres of old forest and new, with crumbling fortifications and Martello towers, with trails and beautiful vistas of the water. It’s a runner’s paradise, where I logged many miles...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part I
Before my recent trip to Nova Scotia recedes completely into the past under the pressure of daily events, it is time that I wrote about it and posted some pictures. As those of you who have been reading me for a while know, Nova Scotia is one of my favorite parts of the world. There is little that...
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Monday, June 2, 2008
The Magic of the Seasons...
I thought it might be fun to compare two pictures, taken eight weeks apart... The first dates back to March 27 of this year... The second one I took May 27... Eight short weeks! It went so fast, even my parka and snow boots have not taken up their summer quarters in the basement yet... Not only on...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL BLOGIT MOMS!
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Contra Ben Stein and 'Expelled' - Part III
I have left out part of Shermer's discussion of the more asinine parts of Stein's movie, such as the message, delivered with the heavy brush strokes of historical footage, that 'Darwinism' inevitably leads to tyranny and mayhem, to gulags and concentration camps. (Incidentally, I have not seen this...
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Contra Ben Stein and 'Expelled' - Part II
Here is a brief discussion of the case which is a the heart of Stein's movie, and which gives rise to the assertion that 'Darwinists' are 'afraid' of something and are 'hiding' something. If you're new to this, you might want to read my introduction to Part I. I have highlighted some important...
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Contra Ben Stein and 'Expelled' - Part I
A few days ago one of our Bloggers posted an item on Ben Stein's documentary Expelled, which, in a nutshell, suggests that scientists are fearful of discussing creationism, and that dire things befall them when they do. I read the post, and was tempted to respond, but resisted that temptation...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Springtime at Naut's
This is what it looked like a few days ago... I'm trying to get someone to invite me to go on a fishing trip in Hawaii...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
The Return of Charlie the Chipmunk?
Two summers ago we had a resident chipmunk, whom I named Charlie, and who became so tame that he would jump into my hand and take peanuts. Usually he would stuff at least two in his cheeks and then run off to add them to his cache, but occasionally he would even peel and eat one while sitting in my...
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