Via James Fallows, an Owl swooping in on its prey, filmed in HD at 1000 fps:
Owls
Category: General
The Magic of Truth & Lies
This is worth a watch:
Roundabouts
It’s Very Difficult To Make Good Mistakes
Tim Hartford on trial, error, and the “god complex”:
Al Franken and Geography
This blew me away:
General Lee’s BBQ
The brisket sandwich at General Lee’s in Cookeville, TN was some of the best BBQ I’ve had. The shop has a counter in an Amish Grocery store at a gas station between Nashville and Knoxville. All the meats are cooked in a giant smoker in the parking lot.
The Great Sand Dunes
This is not how I normally picture Colorado: The dunes sit at the edge of the Rockies, and are held in place by two opposing wind currents. They’re a third of a kilometer tall and can shift by as much as ten feet per day. Climbing to the top (where this picture was shot) was a good hike, running down was a blast. Some people had sleds.
National Parks
I’ve been on a bit of a National Park kick lately. Three months ago, I had yet to visit my first park. Since the start of my road trip out to California, I’ve now visited six. Here are some of the highlights. The Badlands: Yellowstone: Glacier: Joshua Tree: Death Valley: and Yosemite: For obvious reasons, I’m eager to see more. Today I begin my 4,500 mile drive back to Boston. If all goes as planned, I’m going to visit quite a few more parks along the way over the coming weeks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Great Sand Dunes, Rocky Mountain, the Great Smokey Mountains, and Shenandoah. I really should have shelled out the $90 for
Ron Paul becomes the 13th Floor of a Hotel
Hysterical. And Sad. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 – Corn Polled Edition – Ron Paul & the Top Tier www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook
Global Cable Map
Telecom cables. I’m not sure why I found this to be interesting, but I did.