The sturdy mini-trash-cans that I talked about last time seem to have done the trick, but they needed some extra help. As I mentioned, Ralph and his relatives didn’t give up easily. It took them several days, but they figured out how to open those cans too. After examining (and cleaning up) the evidence from [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Life in General category.
“The Rise and Fall of Homo Logicus”
I’ve finally discovered my true species classification: Homo Logicus. Or technically, Homo Sapiens Logicus, a subspecies of humanity. (As opposed to the more common subspecies, Homo Sapiens Idioticus, or the overlapping Homo Sapiens Dipshiticus, several representatives of which I’ve had the misfortune to have to deal with recently. But that’s a completely different subject.)
“Detect A Good Liar By Knowing Their Most Effective Tactics”
Although I might object to the term “good liar,” the idea is sound.
“Use Wolfram Alpha to Figure Out Confusing Family Relationships”
In my family, I’m likely to actually need this. And maybe a score-card too. DARK HELMET: Before you die, there is something you should know about us, Lone Starr. LONE STARR: What? DARK HELMET: I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former room-mate. LONE STARR: What’s that make us? DARK HELMET: Absolutely nothing. Which is [...]
“You Are Not Your Phone”
Hear, hear.
“Keep Going. Concentrate on Something Useful.”
The text I quoted above got me thinking. As many of my readers know, I’ve been working on an extremely difficult programming problem for the last seven years. Many really smart people have attempted to solve it before me, and so far, none have succeeded; many others, equally intelligent, believe that it simply can’t be [...]
Beach Feet
Our friend Don and his girlfriend were visiting for a few days, and yesterday around noon we took them to a nearby beach. It was the first time that we’d been to one in several years… we remembered to use sunscreen, so I only got a very mild sunburn on one shoulder, and GoddessJ on [...]
Our Nocturnal Visitor, Part II
A few weeks ago I posted that we had a raccoon raiding our trash. We’ve named him Ralph, and he and at least one of his relatives have been visiting our trash cans so regularly that we now refer to them as “Ralph’s buffet.” As I mentioned then, so long as the worst they could [...]
“9 Deadliest Wildlife Home Invaders”
Looking for something exciting and new to panic about? Look no further! I especially like this snippet of advice from the “brown bear” page: Never intentionally feed a bear: Monitor your bird feeders, never put meat scraps or fruit in your compost bin, and put garbage out in a bear-resistant container on pick-up day. Bear-resistant [...]
A Nocturnal Visitor
Ever since we moved a few months ago, something has been getting into our trash can at night. We’d often find it on its side in the morning, with the lid off and trash strewn everywhere. Kitchen trash, of course, which means smelly, slimy, or both, so this was obviously something we’d prefer to stop. [...]