Started a new blog

Because I really need another blog about as much as I need an extra hole in my head (or any other body part for that matter).

I know it is mostly friends and family reading this blog, but if you guys are interested, I've started a new Science and Skepticism blog called Sweet Yummy Reality. I'm not entirely sure how I came up with the name. I was kind of aiming for something to combat the image of "cold, hard science" I think, but there you have it. I have copied the science-related posts from this blog over there to stock it with something, although I just posted a new one and have a few others in the works. I'll probably mostly stick to the "science" part of the blog description, but given that I'm the person who gets all the UFO and 2012 end-of-the-world questions at work, there is bound to be some of the "skepticism" part too.

Photos from Scarborough Renaissance Festival

After what I think was a 10-year absence, I finally went back to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival up near Dallas. I had forgotten how delightful this faire is! It's smaller (although expanded since the last time I visited) than the big Texas Renaissance Festival near Houston and has kept a less-commercial feel. Part of the charm is the creek and wooded area that runs through the middle of the faire, as well as the big leafy trees (as opposed to the pine trees at RenFest).

Click on the joust above to go to my Flickr photo set.

New bird photos

I've updated my Flickr bird set with some new hummingbird photos, as well as some of a male cardinal, a house sparrow and a white-crowned sparrow. Click on the hummer above to go to the set (the new photos are at the bottom of the set).

This means something

If you don't get the reference... here's a hint. And here is another.

I know, it isn't mashed potatoes, but I still thought it was funny. And yes, it is actually a hay bale that has been munched down by some cows.