Evolution is a fascinating branch of science — not least because the fossil records show that the Earth has, at various times, been home to some amazing creatures. One such now-extinct species is the giant Irish deer, which suddenly became extinct 10,600 years ago. It was an enormous animal. As the attached chart indicates, it [...]
Archive for November 16th, 2009
On The Extinction Of The Giant Irish Deer
Posted in Environment, Science, tagged Animals, climate change, Environment, evolution, Extinction, Giant Irish Deer, Science on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scotch On Ice
Posted in Science, World, tagged Alcohol, Ernest Shackleton, Liquor, Science, scotch, South Pole, World on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I enjoy the unusual news stories you see from time to time, like this one: it turns out that, during explorer Ernest Shackleton’s unsuccessful expedition to reach the South Pole between 1907 and 1909, he buried two crates of scotch whiskey in the ice beneath his headquarters hut. When the expedition was abandoned, the scotch [...]
Christmas Music
Posted in Ipods, Music, tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, An Oscar Peterson Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Music, Handel's Messiah, Holiday Music, Holidays, Ipod, Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt's a Merry Little Christmas, Music, Oscar Peterson, Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am a sucker for Christmas music of all kinds. I like traditional carols sung by choirs, ’60s holiday rock ‘n roll like Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, oratorical masterpieces like the Messiah, and jazz and Big Band treatments of the Christmas standards. I’m always on the lookout for some new holiday music to add [...]
