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MY KENYA DIARY: IN QUEST OF EAGLES
MADAGASCAR DIARY: SERPENT-EAGLES, GOSHAWKS, AND MORE
TROPICAL STORM BILL CRUSHES OUR HOUSE LIKE A BUG PHOTOS
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery and Photos
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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.

sad news

2003-06-05 - 8:45 a.m.

When I checked on the nestbox this morning, Ronnie was still sitting tight, but the baby was suspiciously still. I checked more closely and confirmed the sad news -- the new chicklet, although bigger and with more white "fuzz" on it than yesterday morning, had died. Of the other two eggs, one is suspiciously light and almost certainly infertile. I don't know about the other one. I removed the dead baby, and Ronnie returned to sitting tightly. I'm disappointed after all their hard work and care but hatchlings do have a high mortality rate, especially with new parents that are just learning the ropes, so perhaps we'll have better luck next year.
Perhaps the last egg will even hatch. But, at this point, I doubt it.
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