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[Note: This post will have an image I expect has “never before been seen” on the internet. I’m cool like that.] That was fun. The caterpillar I captured has grown up, decided to self identify as a butterfly, and flown … Continue reading →

I’ve been checking every day. Yesterday morning Sebastian’s chrysalis was the usual green with gold flecks. I began to wonder if the little bugger was dead. This morning the chrysalis was in full “translucent with wings showing through the skin” … Continue reading →

In my last post I discussed my memories from the strange and distant alternate universe called the 1980’s. This included a few cultural artifacts that are long forgotten. As a service to younger readers (and because it’s important to remember … Continue reading →

The term “mass hysteria” is generally dismissed as something that happened to other people who were stupid because history is from a long time ago. I disagree so I’m going to relate an event I perceive as (mild) mass hysteria. … Continue reading →

In a recent post I used the phrase “mass hysteria” in reference to politics. I was serious. Widespread outbursts starting election night 2016 (which continue today) appear to be mass hysteria. I’m not being flippant or using the term as … Continue reading →

In a recent post I used the phrase “mass hysteria” in reference to current politics. I was serious. Everyone (both sides) loses their goddamn mind when politics of the current era come into play so lets step back and look … Continue reading →

Hat tip: Rural Revolution.

For those of you (like me) who prefer observation to Wikipedia, I offer the following: It takes a monarch caterpillar less than 12 hours to go from “hanging with your ass glued to a leaf” to “green chrysalis”. As expected, … Continue reading →

I’ve been idly pondering Emma of Normandy and Lady Macbeth (yes, I know one was fictional). It’s always good to learn something new. Meanwhile, an astute reader just wowed me with the story of Pepsi’s armada of warships and submarines … Continue reading →

Is there nothing under the sun that isn’t a reflection of 2018’s navel gazing gobbledygook? Is there anything at all that they’ll leave to simply be? It seems one could grow a tomato garden and somewhere there’s a ninny that’ll … Continue reading →