Category: Observations

Thank you to my fabulous friend Steve for finding this gem.

One of the most frequently asked questions I get at this time of year is (or has been), “how does Australia celebrate Thanksgiving?” The simple answer is that we don’t. As Wikipedia explains, Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks for the things that one has at the conclusion… Continue reading

Will it never end? Hopefully not 🙂 The latest “Men of …” style calendar is the “Men of Mortuaries” which features funeral directors and morticians from across the U.S. So far my favorites are Mr. November, Mr. July, and Mr. March (a good month).

For those that didn’t know: Australian Prime Minister John Howard today for the first time linked the war in Iraq to the need to safeguard the world’s oil supplies. Howard made the comments in an announcement of defense policy changes, including the development of a closer relationship with China and Japan. With an election looming… Continue reading

I’ve been a bad blogger, and not the good kind of bad blogger. Only a few more days and I’ll be able to get back to my bon-bons and blogging.

For those that missed the eclipse last night, here are some images that others took and then compiled into a composite. Thanks to kottke.org for the heads up. Gary Turner’s Flickr T. Baatar Flickr Big Huge Labs NASA has a page that lists all the projected future lunar eclipses here. (The next total eclipse is… Continue reading

In an interview with the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Suze Orman has the following interaction: Are you married? I’m in a relationship with life. My life is just out there. I’m on the road every day. I love my life. Meaning what? Do you live with anyone? K.T. is my life partner. K.T. stands… Continue reading