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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Laughing Frequently
Common
Shy, look-alike look-away birds . . . Continue reading
Live and Learn
And a microfiber cloth, do you think? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Reflections, Skies
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Happy New Year
Yeah, according to that mythical simultaneity thing. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through Space, You are Here
Tagged Science, Technology
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Confused and Confused-er
Mysteries never cease. Continue reading
No Commoner
A lifer – that is, a first for me, not a bird serving a life sentence without parole. Continue reading
Ologist
Who gives out these names? And can I get their email address? Continue reading
Accepting the Inevitable
You can’t win and you can’t break even and you can’t get out of the game. Continue reading
Snowmageddon
There’s a reason they’re called snow-birds . . . Continue reading
The Ten Years That Was
Here’s to the next 10. Continue reading