The Return of Quark Soup
David Appell’s back. Yay. (His first two posts are about climate, so that’s where I’m putting him in the blogroll. I’ll amend as needed.)
Archive of posts filed under the mind category.
Thin slicing Gladwell
I’m a huge Malcolm Gladwell fan. But for some reason, I hadn’t read Blink, his latest book. I bought a copy a while ago, and both Nora and Lissa have read and enjoyed it. (Lissa got me hooked on Gladwell in the first place.) I briefly picked it up right after I bought it and …
Marlins Minors
In honor of Drew Niles’ 8th-inning home run this afternoon, I’ve added Marlins Minors to my Planet. (Hat tip Miguel.)
The Latest Models
Weather forecasting using astrology. (Hat tip Aaron.)
Ninth Inning Poetry
Shanks’ fine outfield grab Means little to the outcome. Life in Triple-A. (Hat tip Duke City Fix for the link to free Isotopes streaming baseball.)
Eighth Inning Poetry
O’er the left field wall Royals score insurance runs Quiet at the park.
Seventh Inning Poetry
Pitcher, catcher, first Bases loaded double play Now it’s time to sing.
Welcome Eleanor Kathleen
A big planet earth welcome to Eleanor Kathleen, and we’ll do our best to take care of the place until we’re ready to hand it off to you.
My New Favorite Ball Cap
It’s hard to pick a good ball cap. I don’t wanna sound all touchyfreaky, but it’s like they pick you. At any given time, I’ve always got a favorite ball cap, the one I want to grab when I go for a walk on a sunny day, or when my hair’s all bad hair day …
Blogs as a Phenological Tool
So I had this idea that I’d be able to look back through old blog posts and find out when the iris bloomed in our front yard each year, and that I’d be able to offer this slightly tongue-in-cheek riff on how bloggers writing about their gardens could create a sort of informal phenological network, …