Posted in Insect, Scottish, tagged Insect, Midge, Scotland, song on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(Picture from Scotsman.com)
Occasionally this blog mentions things about midges (phantom midges) and then things of a Scottish nature (kilts, flying ants in Scotland…). So now, I bring to you: Scottish Midges!
Apparently, they are quite a problem and not something the tourism bureau often mentions. Well, one in particular called the Highland Midge or Culicoides impunctatus (which just begs for [...]
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Posted in Random, tagged book, fantasy, stairs, work on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Had to work Friday, which was kind of nice as nearly everyone else had taken a personal day off. Discovered, however, that the stairwell at work is a portal directly to Hell.
Seriously. It was about 100 degrees in that stairwell. I expect vines to be growing up the walls any day now…I’ll open the door [...]
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Yup. Found this perky little fellow blooming for all it’s worth the other day. Seems to be pretty frost resistant, as we’ve had a few chilly nights. Guess that’s why they are so successful (especially in my yard…the neighbors hate me for this…oh, and the cottonwood tree in the spring, but that’s a whole ‘nother [...]
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I love this road! In my neighborhood there is a street that has tree growing right in the middle of it. Smack dab in the middle. I can’t figure out who had enough pull with the city to make sure they didn’t cut it down when they paved the road.
Still, I am worried it may [...]
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Posted in Random, Scottish, tagged kilt, Random, Scottish on November 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Cool photo by Saint Plan
Well, this is slightly odd: WordPress keeps track of all the search terms that people use to stumble upon this blog. And the number one search term, by a huge and overwhelming majority is “under your kilt.”
I’m not sure if that means people are expecting something a wee bit naughty when they click on [...]
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As I was giving out treats to the neighborhood kids this Halloween, something was very odd…it was light outside! Trick or treating started at 6 p.m. and it was bright enough that you couldn’t tell who had their porch lights on or not. Very strange.
Got me thinking about daylight savings time, since we have to turn the [...]
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