Jim Bowering @arjaybe
Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.
Today I disrupt your meditations with a rumpus of baboons.
Sculpture credit Patrick Davies cc-by-sa https://mastodon.club/media/qjcPTpmdpvVYsLebOIU
What would you recommend as the best #sarahharmer record for me to start with?
Put Up or Shut Up
As they did here in Canada, the federal government in the United States is trying to get science to comply with their preferred view of the world. They seem to think that if they say something loudly enough, then it will be true. It turns out that they might not be able to get away with just making things up after all ...
What Emotion is That?
You don’t have to be a psychopath or a sociopath to have trouble feeling or identifying your emotions. You could have a recently identified condition called alexithymia ...
The Plainsrunner - Chapters 16 & 17
I'm sorry I'm a little late this week. I was away.
Last week Sage found a place to sleep in the city. In this week's two chapters she has dinner with her hosts and gets a pair of shoes.
rjb
#sage #plainsrunner #greencomet
https://oliveronline.ca/2018/05/31/the-plainsrunner-chapter-16-17/ https://mastodon.club/media/0d9diz5uYXvVI6CsDFI
Today we have a rumpus of baboons.
Image credit Patrick Davies CC-BY-SA From his own sculpture.
The Plainsrunner - Chapter 15
Part Two - The City continues.
After she's welcomed to the city by a pair of dubious characters, Sage meets someone who fulfills the other half of Street's prediction...
rjb
https://greencomet.org/2018/05/24/the-plainsrunner-chapter-15/ https://mastodon.club/media/NGXKp0WdPAVmZhWZE7s
Cloud of the Day: Diamond Dust
It is really hard to find good pictures of diamond dust, so I’m going to have to just describe it to you.
Imagine you are standing in the middle of a snowy field. It’s thirty below, perfectly calm and brilliantly sunny. You have your parka on but it’s partly open and the hood is thrown back ...
For links to great videos:
https://greencomet.org/2016/05/05/diamond-dust/
#cloudoftheday #greencomet https://mastodon.club/media/vVXuqMF6q5QjSmji02Y
Are ebooks dying or thriving? The answer is yes https://qz.com/1240924
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The Plainsrunner
Chapter 13 is the beginning of Part Two – The City.
Sage finally reaches the city and learns that what Street told her about it is true.
Download chapters 13 & 14 of The Plainsrunner at OliverOnline. (Leza’s post is entitled “The Plainsrunner, Chapter 2″, but we’re really in Part 2, and the chapters are 13 & 14.
rjb
#plainsrunner #greencomet https://mastodon.club/media/Inf8EQtVbDY3ZtsrjNM
The Plainsrunner - Chapter Twelve
Adorned with her trophies, Sage continues her trek. It has been about a month and she thinks she must be getting close to her destination ...
My partner in crime is two days late with her post. What the heck, she's an artiste.-) Anyway, you can download the chapter on my site this week.
https://greencomet.org/2018/05/12/the-plainsrunner-chapter-12/
@allan That was a good one. Looks like we read the same comics.
More terms of venery.
The practice of inventing #collectivenouns has evolved to the point where it has become a sport for some. Moving beyond simple squadrons of swans, people went on to prattles of parrots and even exaltations of larks. The collective nouns tend to become grander, or at least more clever.
Image Public Domain
The Plainsrunner - Chapter 11
The serialization of The Plainsrunner continues with Chapter Eleven - The Savage.
After dealing with the day flier, Sage spends some time talking to her glider and trying to figure out what it is. She also explores the savage side of her nature.
https://greencomet.org/2018/05/03/the-plainsrunner-chapter-11/
https://oliveronline.ca/2018/05/03/the-plainsrunner-chapter-11/
#plainsrunner #greencomet https://mastodon.club/media/ITgO7uyhzhhGCq_88Fg
Who has #synesthesia or #synaesthesia for some users of English. I have tempor-spatial, or time-space synesthesia, as described here:
https://greencomet.org/2017/04/02/temporo-spatial-synesthesia/ https://mastodon.club/media/xSa0sa61B0YBf6eJ3Rw
The Plainsrunner - Chapters 9 & 10
Friday is the new Thursday.
It's another two-chapter week. Last week Sage began her long trek south, and learned how dangerous it was to be alone out there. This week she has to deal with a persistent day flier that wants to carry her away to its aerie.
rjb
https://greencomet.org/2018/04/27/the-plainsrunner-chapters-9-10/
https://oliveronline.ca/2018/04/27/the-plainsrunner-chapters-9-10/ https://mastodon.club/media/4B-MVLzUXTev6tgBLm0
@allan Nice to see SFAM back again, eh?
The Plainsrunner - Chapters 7 & 8
There are two chapters again this week. In chapter six, Sage said good-bye to her friend, Tallgrass, then was attacked by a night stalker. This week she begins her long trek south, and learns how dangerous it can be to be alone out there.
https://oliveronline.ca/2018/04/20/the-plainsrunner-chapter-7-8-by-jim-bowering/
https://greencomet.org/2018/04/19/the-plainsrunner-chapters-7-8/ https://mastodon.club/media/pep0m2YYogGxtKRCpUM