Old Posterous Blog

These blog postings were imported from the Posterous service before Posterous closed down. Posterous was acquired by Twitter in February 2013.

A new blog service has come on the scene, Posthaven. The developers are the same as those that started Posterous. Their promise for Posthaven? "Websites come and go. This one is made to last forever."

Thanks to Karie and John Galvin we have two new additions to our glass floats collection. Inspired by Japanese fishing floats, these colorful floats come from an annual tradition by artisans along the northern Oregon coast. http://www.squidoo.com/gl… — Thanks to Karie and John Galvin we have two new additions to our glass floats collection. Inspired by Japanese fishing floats, these colorful floats come from an annual tradition by artisans along the northern Oregon coast. http://www.squidoo.com/glassfloats
Thanks Karie and John!

New glass floats

Arie Korporaal July 7, 2012

Borrego Springs Home Garden Tour

Arie Korporaal May 11, 2012

Driveway project is done!

Arie Korporaal March 23, 2012

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Macworld/iWorld

Arie Korporaal March 23, 2012

The ticket expired one hour ago for our car in this parking lot. But it was alright; we spent an hour in Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena. I first went to Vroman's 44 years ago when I started teaching in Pasadena.

We stole time

Arie Korporaal March 23, 2012

Scudding clouds

Arie Korporaal March 23, 2012

Casting of an ant colony

Arie Korporaal March 9, 2012

Dr. Walter Tschinkel of Florida State University spoke to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park volunteers about his research on fire ants. Part of his discussion incuded his field work on territorialism in ants as well as making casts of abandoned ant nests. He pours molten zinc into abandoned ant nests and makes metal castings of the subterranean architecture. These two photos are the castings of two different species of ants.

Storm coming down Hellhole Canyon, Borrego Springs

Arie Korporaal February 13, 2012

Great appetizer at Kuletos Italian Restaurant.

Grilled Sardines

Arie Korporaal January 26, 2012

I just went through security at the Long Beach Airport. I was felt up by "trained" personnel. I feel much safer now.

I've just been felt up

Arie Korporaal January 25, 2012

I was just felt up

Arie Korporaal January 25, 2012

We are on our way to San Francisco. I was felt up at the airport. By "trained" personnel.

Louisana State University's Chris Austin recently discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch. It oustsPaedoc… — Louisana State University's Chris Austin recently discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch. It oustsPaedocypris progenetica, an Indonesian fish averaging more than 8 millimeters, from the record. Austin, leading a team of scientists from the United States including LSU graduate student Eric Rittmeyer, made the discovery during a three-month long expedition to the island of New Guinea, the world's largest and tallest tropical island.

via sciencedaily.com

World's Smallest Vertebrate

Arie Korporaal January 15, 2012

Roofing Project

Arie Korporaal October 11, 2011

Our roofing project is in full swing. The workers have removed all the existing shingles (2 layers of asphalt shingles and the original layer of wooden shingles) exposing the slats below that serve as the roof. Current building code no longer allows slat-style roofs and the next step in this project will be to cover the entire roof with plywood sheets. Covering the entire roof structure with plywood sheeting.The roof has new plywood. Now comes the arduous task of getting all materials on the roof to be installed. This worker, working 4 days straight, carried fifty three 40+-pound shingle bundles from the back patio up to the roof for the installers to nail the shingles, carried up all the plywood, the felt paper underlayment, and the specialized material used on the back side of the house. This guy earned his salary.Here the heavy felt paper is being laid before the shingles are installed on the front side of the house.

This and a nice glass of Keith's Amber Ale make a good lunch on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia.

Seafood chowder ... fit for a Nova Scotian

Arie Korporaal August 10, 2011

Crepés at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Yum.

Arie Korporaal August 10, 2011

We're having homemade crepes, savory and sweet, before we head down the coast to visit Lunenberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Peggy's Cove, famous for its iconic lighthouse.