I often tell people that the worst thing that happened to the internet was Steve Jobs. When Jobs invented the smartphone, essentially all traffic on the internet shifted from websites - which were often completely unique and substantive, as they require effort to produce - to being mediated by generic, superficial apps that are thoughtlessly … Continue reading The end of the internet (and this blog)
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Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
Scene from Netflix's The Dig I have read, watched, and listened to so many wonderful things in recent days that I decided to combine them all into one long list of recommendations. Some of them are new releases and some are simply new to me. "The Dig" (Netflix) This is a wonderful depiction of the … Continue reading Delightful things to read, watch, and listen to lately
Baumkuchen
Our family was absolutely exhausted when dinnertime rolled around tonight. It was the first meal of the day for us, as we all happened to be too busy to stop and cook. So we decided to go out for German food at the Schnitzel House in Fort Meyers Beach. Coming from a family of Northern … Continue reading Baumkuchen
“Amazonian river monster” found in the Caloosahatchee
We live right on the Caloosahatchee River where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. There are canals in our neighborhood where people keep their large sea-faring boats. The canals aren't especially deep and the neighborhood children love to swim in them. As we are of the "free-range" parenting persuasion, there is not much that … Continue reading “Amazonian river monster” found in the Caloosahatchee
A small Texas oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve
A friend I made during our recent trip to Big Cypress National Preserve. Big Cypress National Preserve is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the United States. It is also home to many threatened and endangered species - including the Florida Panther and West Indian Manatee - whose existence depends on park management … Continue reading A small Texas oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve
A tour of our homeschool room
Longtime readers know we homeschool our daughter. This is not a recent phenomenon - we have been homeschooling her for her entire academic career and we absolutely love it. We get to cover so much exciting material that is not covered in traditional schools and pursue topics our daughter is uniquely interested in as far … Continue reading A tour of our homeschool room
Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral
I am going to try something new on my blog. Our family loves to go out to restaurants and bars all the time. I thought it would be a nice thing to highlight the ones we love, for folks who live in South Florida or are traveling here and want something besides chain restaurants and … Continue reading Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral
“Winter” in South Florida
One of my favorite things about our house in Fort Myers having a property full of fruit trees. We have a lychee tree, a key lime tree, Barbados cherry tree, orange tree, and an avocado tree, along with an entire fence of passion fruit. But we also have the benefit of "borrowed" fruit trees. The … Continue reading “Winter” in South Florida
A long drive through Big Cypress National Preserve and the Everglades
Yes, my friend here allowed me to take this amazing picture. Before you freak out, there was a short fence between us. Practically without exception, areas that have been turned over to the Service as national parks have been of superlative value with existing features so outstanding that if the Service were able to merely … Continue reading A long drive through Big Cypress National Preserve and the Everglades
Some interesting science and technology links
Biology They mapped the entire genome of the platypus and it's awesome. Here is the original article from Nature. Here is a plain-English explanation of what they found. (We are studying genetics in our homeschool this year, so I have been on the lookout for news articles about genetics and genetic engineering. One of the … Continue reading Some interesting science and technology links
