Monthly Archives: July 2016

Bears!

Posted on July 31, 2016 by kmkat

The bear cam at the Brooks River in Alaska is on again. This particular bear should perhaps move 20 feet to its left, where I saw LOTS more fish jumping up the falls. Another bear cam, this one lower on the … Continue reading →

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Mmm, links.

Posted on July 30, 2016 by kmkat

Median age of Fox News viewer is… 68. A mere $3,000 to complete your concert bucket list. Ravens are awesome. Damn, I’m gonna miss her. People who read more fiction are better at empathy and understanding others. It’s amazeballs that our … Continue reading →

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Fishermen’s Party, part 2.

Posted on July 29, 2016 by kmkat
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Fishermen’s Party, part 1!

Posted on July 28, 2016 by kmkat

The wall was 35 feet tall. Maybe I could have tolerated that height at 8. Not now.

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The annual library book sale.

Posted on July 27, 2016 by kmkat

Every year during my tiny village’s festival (Fishermen’s Party, if you are wondering) the Friends of the Library hosts a book sale. We sell off the books weeded from the collection, plus those that were donated but not added to the … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous photo of healthy, living cat.

Posted on July 26, 2016 by kmkat

Pictured cat was NOT healthy a couple weeks ago. He came home one morning and vomited on and off all day. After a second vomitous day we took him to the vet*, where they did tests and kept him hydrated. He … Continue reading →

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Bombing the yarn.

Posted on July 25, 2016 by kmkat

Discovering a yarnbomb. O.M.G. And again.

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Well-anchored links.

Posted on July 23, 2016 by kmkat

Freezing supercooled water. Bouncing water droplet(s). Tea bag rocket. A year of service. Rush hour, feline version. They weren’t supposed to know about the werewolf thing. Hairy armpits. Don’t count on being able to access social science research papers. Good&Plenty … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous photo of a song sparrow on the thistle feeder…

Posted on July 20, 2016 by kmkat
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Ten on Tuesday, the MN version.

Posted on July 19, 2016 by kmkat

Ten Songs About Where I Live[d]. There are far more songs about Minnesota than Wisconsin, so I choose to highlight those. In fact, I didn’t even need to write my own post. It is all covered here. (And if you … Continue reading →

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