Intrigue and Big Fish at the Hip Joint

Earlier this week, the weather maps forecast an area of snow to our east:

After the front went through, a satellite snapped this photo of the planet:

I am both astounded and impressed.
[via Capital Weather.com]

This afternoon, I watched another TiVo suggestion: “Happenstance,” another of those quirky French films in the “Amelie” genre, starring Audry Tautou. This one is definitely darker than  [more...]

It’s about time for the second of my monthly podcasts — even though the thrill has completely worn off for me already. Jann sent me a neat headset microphone thing, so quality should be better… at  [more...]