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Had some fun on the radio today…

I am an irregular guest on Wisconsin Public Radio with Larry Meiller, the host of mid-day talk radio on Wisconsin Public Radio. He usually smiles more than this, but anyway… Lots of good calls, 10 or 12 in 40 minutes … Continue reading

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Way to get down with your inner lithic

You know you want to… http://www.thegreenhead.com/2007/06/build-your-own-stonehenge-kit.php Paleolithically yours, Canoelover

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Beautiful…

…morning. …flowers. …wife. All is well, Canoelover

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"I’m saving money by cutting my own hair."

I actually shaved my head last week. Using a Bic and some cool Kiss My Face shaving gel. Okay, so I sorta geeked it by not asking my wife if it would be okay first. The good news is that … Continue reading

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Hey baby, I’m a Pachydiplax. Wanna see my longipennis?

No, really. The Pachydiplax longipennis is the Blue Dasher. Cute little dude, on his last legs (literally) out behind the shop today. At first he was driving me nuts, his head is emerald green and looks a lot like an … Continue reading

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Poking around the backyard…

I’ve been trying to find the spreadwing damsel so I walked the backyard slowly. No spreadsheet, just a few pretty scenes, so I shot a few pictures. My lens was acting up so some of my pictures were a little … Continue reading

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The Elusive Elegant Spreadwing

There has been an Elegant Spreadwing Damselfly (Lestes inaequalis) hiding out in my backyard for a few days. I have been able to get a decent picture. So I settled for a lousy one. You can see the wings. That’s … Continue reading

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Only In Canada…

Although I am not a partaker of alcoholic malted beverages, one can still appreciate the simplicity, nay, the purity of having something called “The Beer Store.” No wine coolers, no hard liquor, no shee-shee buttery chardonnays that yuppies sip so … Continue reading

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Single Track in the Kettle

Robbie, Gregg, and Chris. I received the email yesterday from Chris asking if I would like to go mountain biking with him at the Kettle Moraine Southern Unit, a wonderful network of single tracks that range from mind and fun … Continue reading

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Why Wyoming is scary.

August 14th, 2008. 30 miles west of Laramie, 10:30 PM. Outside temperature: 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Out the window of the van, 30 mph. In August. Snow. In August. So when someone in Wyoming says “I’ll be a cold day in … Continue reading

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