Category Archives: Interesting Stuff

Just stuff that caught my interest.

Hitting the Moose

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Kirk M

We hit a moose yesterday on interstate 91 while on our way “down country”. And although I was fully intending to write a long, highly descriptive account of the incident including pictures with circles and arrows–I decided not to. I’m … Continue reading →

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Egg Standing 2010

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Kirk M

Yesterday brought around once again the inevitable egginox or, as some refer to it, the vernal equinox. This of course meant only one thing in our household–egg standing time! This year we (“we” meaning Laurie of course.) got 6 raw … Continue reading →

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Blogging belongs to those over 30?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Kirk M

I was bouncing around the triple W (triple W?) today not paying too much attention about where I was going or how I was getting there when I came across a cnet article titled; Blogging declines among teens, young adults. … Continue reading →

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Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize | Could you say that again?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Kirk M

Obama was woken up this morning by one of his daughters with 3 announcements. That he had won the Nobel Prize, it was the dog’s birthday and that there was a long weekend coming up. I wonder if he had … Continue reading →

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The 2nd coming is at hand and commenting on blogs?

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Kirk M

A tree was cut in Ireland in the town of Rathkeale. And within the patterns of the rings along with the unique shape of the stump of the tree someone stated that they saw the Virgin Mary. It only takes … Continue reading →

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People living longer | Thursday ponderings

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Kirk M

I read an article in the New York Times today that stated that researchers have discovered an antibiotic that appears to prolong life in mice: Rapamycin treatment had the remarkable effect of extending life even though it was not started … Continue reading →

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I have this book you see

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Kirk M

I have this book. It’s a rather lovely book you see and it came in the mail just the other day after traveling all the way from the UK to my doorstep. It must have been awful tiring. It has … Continue reading →

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Head Rambles-The Book

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Kirk M

Grandad or rather the guy behind the persona, has written a book and it just recently came out of the publishers. Not only that but today the first edition of his book was slipped through his mail slot and is … Continue reading →

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