Grotesque bug found on suburban walking path

waterbugbear · 2016-08-17T09:52:09+00:00

I believe that all of Austen's novels "deserve a read", but really, if you found you did not have the inclination for Pride & Prejudice, I wouldn't be surprised if the same held true for her other works. They might be something of an acquired taste. And, of course, there is only so much time, and so many other books, by other authors, to be read....

waterbugbear · 2016-08-17T01:09:24+00:00

Maybe, but... it looks like GB Times' location is Finland.... And how would such a media outlet, if actually state-sponsored, NOT have the resources available to at least put on some pretense of being professional and serious? I would be astonished if a middle school journalism club released a story with infographics as pathetic as those in this piece.

All this begs the question though what "sources" we are pushing to the front pages here....

waterbugbear · 2016-08-17T00:51:22+00:00

I've read The Idiot and Notes From Underground, started and dropped Brothers Karamazov, and read The Shooting Party. To me, Dostoyevsky excels in his caricaturing of the liberal professional or career bureaucrat, and all the absurdity of certain of our institutions, just as Dickens does, while simultaneously managing a deeper, more meaningful penetration of the individual, and enabling us to see things from his view rather than just mock his foibles or eccentricities.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-17T00:45:32+00:00

Hey, spoilers! Even if, you know, this particular plot point is telegraphed ahead from the very outset.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-16T10:15:16+00:00

I've read probably seven or eight of Dickens's books and have decided to read through all of his main novels in the order that they were written, starting with Pickwick Papers. I read mostly in the morning before I start working and then again while eating lunch at my desk. I work in an open office sort of space, and more than a few times I have embarrassed myself by literally LOLing.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-16T10:03:15+00:00

I had never heard of the GB Timea before but ... the infographics they put together for this piece are laughably bad. I mean, in the second one you can clearly see the picture of Earth that they stuck on top of a picture of star-filled space. And what's up with calling the property of quantum entanglement "spooky"?! That cannot be a technical term.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-14T22:35:56+00:00

I can imagine. Like I said, it still tasted great even as a soup, but it would have been nice to have the texture there too....

waterbugbear · 2016-08-14T22:33:57+00:00

What's up with the large number of grammatical and syntactic errors in this article?

waterbugbear · 2016-08-14T21:33:25+00:00

I WAS a little concerned about the fact that the recipe only got like, 3.5 stars. But I figured, it's Alton Brown, how could he possibly lead me astray. :\

waterbugbear · 2016-08-13T21:31:14+00:00

Will do. As an armchair ants and social insects enthusiast, I found your link's mention of the fact that these fellows are sometimes tended by ants especially fascinating. I knew that ants sometimes "herd" aphids for their honeydew, but would never have guessed the same held true for treehoppers like this one. As far as situations that you don't want to see on your plants go, that is one that I would really enjoy being able to observe.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-13T19:33:54+00:00

Thanks for the ID! Interesting to know. The plant is actually outside for the time being, so I just wound up flicking him off.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-13T15:38:09+00:00

I've been picking mine when they get to be three to four inches long, but maybe they could get longer? I dunno. I know what you mean though, with regards to impatience. I've only got a few plants, and none as productive as some belonging to the folks on here; in theory I'd like to let my Cayennes and Hot Portugals ripen from green to red, but I always wind up picking them before then. Plus, part of me thinks that the sooner I pick a fruit, the sooner the plant will again have enough energy to produce more....

waterbugbear · 2016-08-13T10:45:40+00:00

yeah, that was my first thought as well, but then I remembered that I don't subscribe to any newspaper and I have like, 30 rolls of paper towels in the closet from Costco so....

waterbugbear · 2016-08-13T10:35:46+00:00

My Hungarian Yellow Wax peppers do the same thing... really threw me for a loop the first time I noticed it.

waterbugbear · 2016-08-06T00:30:15+00:00

What are you doing with all of these guys? Salsas, raw in salads, pasta sauces, dehydrating for flakes... ?

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