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100 things about me

Read this before you email me for the first time. Personal mail only. No spam. No mean people. If you can't say something nice, I'm not interested.

Recent entries
some death-defying species from madagascar, my death defied and her extinction defied, yeah both in one trip - 2009-08-11
the borg - 2009-08-10
appearing soon in your hometown - 2009-08-10
tweet - 2009-08-09
don't be talking about me in front of my face, yall - 2009-08-06

By public demand, and after a delay of an embarrassing number of years, I've finally put my notorious essay, Ender and Hitler: Sympathy for the Superman, free on the fabulous internets.

A bibliography of my published books and stories.

Here's my card-counting FAQ.

Visit my original website but I recommend putting pop-up/banner blockers on first.

A Sadean take on Asimov's classic Three Laws of Robotics can be found in Roger Williams' NOW REVIEWED ON SLASHDOT!!! The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. Adult readers only please -- explicit sex and violence. For updates on the "Dead Tree Project" and other topics, you may visit the localroger diary.

Visit Peachfront's Cookbook, for recipes that are fast, cheap, and good. A work in progress.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill blog by Mark Bittner about feral Cherry-Headed Conures in San Francisco.

madagascar sparrowhawk on the rampage, all your kingfishers are belong to us!

2007-12-26 - 9:39 p.m.

all photos © 2007 by elaine radford

when we first discovered this madagascar sparrowhawk, she was sitting very quietly in the shade of a rather dark tree, proudly clutching her prize, a now headless madagascar kingfisher

No time, no time, so I hope you will enjoy the photo of the Madagascar Sparrowhawk. I tell more of her story in Part 3 of my Madagascar trip report. I don't have time to make a link to the right place, but if you're interested, scroll down to the part entitled November 20, 2007.
DH is having emergency wisdom tooth extraction tomorrow morning. What? That woke you up, I'm sure. Who out there in diaryland is sitting up their chair wondering if I am a cradle robber and he a child bride? Heh. Be assured that he is actually just a few years past 18. Anyway, it looked for ages as if they'd come in OK but that was all their craft and power to deceive. Think good thoughts.

detail, flashing golden eyes of madagascar sparrowhawk
Note: Don't miss my trip report from Madagascar. To my knowledge, we are the first tour to see Madagascar Serpent-Eagle, amongst other brags. Well, the first tour group to see the nest for sure. To start with part one, Ranomafana, click here. To continue with part two, Ampijoroa, click here. Part 3, Masaola, is here. Part 4 is right here. Here's the bird list, and here's the lemur list. And if you still haven't had enough, click here for my one day birding spree of johannesburg

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