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Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
Adrere Amellal indigenous eco-hotel in Egypt by EQI
Ah, someday this would be a very nice place to chill out for awhile.
No cell signal, back to basics.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Most Excellent Adventure : NPR
Even his post-landing commentary has been entertaining and educational. If you haven’t heard of him, check this out.
Woman finds her dog in the rubble during live TV interview
Pets are family.
The bells are still ringing, for the last 1,000 years – CBS News Video
As with the sword story from the other day, I love watching folks carry on old traditions of skill and art, and having fun doing so.
Sadly, I can’t find the original video for this story, but I believe I have a follow-up one where this particular foundry ending up closing a few years later.
A tour through the Hutongs of Beijing – CBS News Video
Interesting use and mix of the old and new. Funny how it took the Olympics to stop the government from ripping all these neighborhoods down.
For some interesting takes on these neighborhoods, may I suggest the following book?
Ardbeg Space Whisky
One of my favorite authors is Daniel Keys Moran. He wrote – and is picking up the job of writing – a series called the Tales of the Continuing Time.
Honest, it is pretty good stuff. If he didn’t have some severe medical issues, you’d have heard of them as legend by now.
What is pertinent to our discussion, however, is liquor. One of his characters is very fond of something called smoke whiskey. It is special because it is distilled in space, which gives it a certain something you can’t get groundside.
Fiction, right?
Nay, says I. Check this out.
Yngwie Malmsteen: ‘I’ve Always Been A Little Bit Of An Extremist’ : NPR
I have always enjoyed Malmsteen. Horrid lyrics and all. If you’re a fan, worth a listen.
In Canada, building a Punjabi audience for hockey | Marketplace.org
This is pretty cool. I knew Canada had a lot of immigrants from Vietnam and later Hong Kong, but I never knew so many Canucks spoke Punjabi and watched hockey. Live and learn.
Here is the original New York Times article if the paywall lets you in.
The basics of the Higgs boson – Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb – YouTube
Get yer learning on.