http://www.sculpin.com/journal stargazer, muddler, muffle-jaw, cockatouch, spoonhead, hookear, gudgeon, grubby, blob, bull-rout, blue garnet, miller's thumb Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:32:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These are my links for June 16th through August 1st:Science News / Wake Up And Smell The Java - "Cells in sleep-deprived rats sniffing freshly brewed coffee turn up the volume of genes that soothe stress and prevent cell damage... Rats exposed to the scent of coffee for 24 hours ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/08/01/my-delicious-bookmarks-for-june-16th-through-august-1st/ So I'm walking down Roosevelt near 82nd today, and I see a little fenderbender. There was a woman in a light-colored shirt with a black lab by her side about to cross the street at the corner. I happened to be watching her, because I was admiring how well-behaved the dog ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/07/31/a-post-fenderbender-conversation/ Sweet. It took me less than 48 hours to recover fully from our 34-mile bike trip. It was a nice slow 34-mile trip (except for bombing down 25th, whee!) but still, for me, that's outstanding. Josh looks pretty well recovered himself. At this rate, we'll be randonneuring in no time. ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/07/23/hard-work-paying-off/ From the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, "The rejection of moral rebels: Resenting those who do the right thing." (pdf), by Monin, Sawyer, and Marquez (2008): Four studies document the rejection of moral rebels. In Study 1, participants who made a counterattitudinal speech disliked a person who refused on ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/07/08/the-rejection-of-moral-rebels/ You know what works well together? Strawberries and rosewater. I'm having some homegrown strawberries with Port Madison Farm yogurt, lightly scented with rosewater and sweetened with a dash of turbinado sugar. It's killer. I'll have to try this with blackberries or raspberries. http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/07/05/nom-nom-rosoideae-nom-nom/ Delaware, May 21: Delaware today: http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/06/19/what-a-difference-a-month-makes/ I do occasionally wonder what the neighbors think. As when, for instance, I open the back door and rush out shouting, "Grawrr!! I kill you with my mind!" Stupid squirrels, digging where they ought not be digging. Grawrr. http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/06/16/if-its-always-the-quiet-ones-it-cant-possibly-be-me/ I need to get some falconry gauntlets, or at least break out the welder's gloves. One of our chickens, the Delaware -- we're calling her "Trouble" -- likes to hop up on your arm. And when Trouble wants something, she's hard to stop; "want" hardly covers the ferocity of her ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/06/13/thoroughly-scratched-from-elbows-to-wrists/ These are my links for May 26th through June 8th:stereotypist: comix for the 21st of january - The Death of Garfield. Perhaps the greatest Garfield comic ever made. Militia Fail « FAIL Blog - Fail Pictures at Failblog.ORG - Via Making Light. Sweet mother of God. That isn't... no. Nobody I ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/06/08/my-delicious-bookmarks-for-may-26th-through-june-8th/ Josh just went outside to work on the bikes. His ensemble includes a wool hat, wool socks, and a thick wool overshirt. This is not my idea of June. We didn't move into the southern hemisphere while I wasn't looking, right? It's a lucky Seattle gardener who's doing well this ... http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2008/06/06/hating-this-weather/