Birds ‘n bikes

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This looks like an interesting CD for dreamers like me. “I really need to get this, just in case I end up in Siberia in the next year or so!” Yeah, right…

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How much do you want to bet that the motorcycle in the picture above is a Ural? I don’t think I could fit 3 dogs, 1 hawk, 1 falcon and a yurt into the sidehack, but who cares? Wishes are free! And a pony!

A bit of suspension trivial – until a few minutes ago, I thought all forks like the ones on the Urals were Earles forks. The great Wikipedian oracle tells me that all Earles forks are leading link forks, but the converse is not true – location of the pivot point is the key criterion.

CD via Birding Mongolia.

Fun with maps

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I just discovered (via Make:) that one can now embed Google maps. By way of a test, here’s a local landmark – the old prison over at the Navy Yard.


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My dad served in the Navy – his recollection was that Portsmouth was the end of the line – it’s where people served serious terms for serious crimes. On the other hand, Jack Nicholson headed to Portsmouth with a sailor convicted of pretty minor offense …

More pix of the pup

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She’s growing like a weed.

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She has a healthy appetite (understatement). She’s eating almost as much as Janey (middle dog) and is, as you can see, pretty lean. Here’s a really bad phonecam picture showing the serious hoover action she puts on when the bowl has food in it – notice the hourglass shape: