From Orangutan: Dear Twitter Humans and Other Strangers,
I am happy to announce that I am now on the human social network known as the Twitter, which incidentally is celebrating its 6th birthday (over 2000 sunrises and sunsets) today! I would very much like...
View Articlemark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang:...
You can relax. I don’t know where you got your information, but our best scientists don’t currently think the earth will be destroyed by the sun. In about 4-5 billion years, our sun will enter the red...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Transit of Venus from Saskatchewan
The last chance for humans alive today to witness a transit of the planet Venus (directly from Earth), happens in a little over one hour from now. There are 7 hours after that to catch the event on the...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: X-Flare from Large Sunspot #skstorm
The probability of nifty northern lights in a couple nights from now, is significant. I happened to be out taking a photo of the very large sunspot facing Earth, since I noticed it was getting some...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Sunset
This is the sunset a few evenings ago, through a #12 welding filter plate.
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: North Sky from Regina
- Last night during the thunderstorm. - A few months ago when everyone in Regina got those great mammatus cloud photos.
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Photos of Gravelbourg, Fir Mountain, and Wood...
Here’s a sampling of why you’d want to take a drive south of Moose Jaw sometime. I left Wood Mountain on Sunday afternoon Drove by Fir Mountain not too long later. Arrived in Gravelbourg under an hour...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Natural Sunblock: Beards
Above is an excellent example of beautiful facial hair that does a good job of blocking the sun. That’s right, for those of you who can grow beards – you should. Not only do beards look good they also...
View ArticleLeDaro: Sun still exists
It has been over a week that we have not seen the sun in the Maritimes compliments of Sandy. Days were quite dark and nights a little darker. Today we saw the sun again. It is still playing ‘hide and...
View ArticleThings Are Good: A Solar Structure That Cools in the Sun
Keeping buildings cool in the summer is hard enough as it is and we have access to air conditioning technologies. Now, there’s a better way to keep buildings, cars, and whatnot thanks to some research...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Dark Sky Preserve at Wood Mountain
I found a new way to appreciate my home town through the eyes of astronomers this weekend. Also, I used the astronomers’ telescopes, which is a great way to look from their perspective on the...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Aurora in Wood Mountain
One of the advantages to small-town Saskatchewan, is that it’s easier to escape light pollution than it is in a city like Regina. I was fortunate to be out of the city on June 29th in the very early...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Cheap and Easy Ways to Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning
I’m one of those people that can’t handle unrelenting heat and so I’m always looking for ways to stay cool. I’m also one of those people who doesn’t like air conditioning (for reasons beyond the...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wood Mountain Folk Fest 2013
Beautiful weather, and beautiful music. There’s presently no planned music festival in Wood Mountain for 2014, but I hope that changes.
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Shoplifter busted ; Sundog ; Bugs
A shoplifter stealing hair dye among other things was nabbed at the Extra Foods at Golden Mile. 2 cop cars. Ladies, dyeing your hair is a gateway to a life of crime. == I saw a huge sundog a couple...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Sunspot AR1944 Blasting Earth #skstorm
I hope our electrical grids are prepared, as there is a risk of overloading from an event like this. -The Sun Wednesday afternoon, from Regina. Canon S5IS on tripod with welding filter held in place to...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Solar Power for all Saskatchewan households
A recent poll has shown that nuclear power doesn’t have majority support in Saskatchewan, and I think that’s fine. My own family has mixed attitudes toward it. My parents, who own 17 solar panels,...
View ArticleSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Partial Solar Eclipse
The partial clouds ruined the partial eclipse viewing, but I caught a few fleeting seconds here and there with a small crowd of astronomers from the RASC at the Science Centre. A kind astronomer gave...
View ArticleScott's DiaTribes: Going to be a long 4 years (for Conservative supporters)
You might have caught a while back that interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose promised her party would use a “new tone” now that they were in opposition, implying the nasty personal smear attacks...
View ArticleThings Are Good: What’s The Best Sunscreen To Use?
In the northern half of the planet summer has started and people are feeling the burn. There’s no need to feel the burn if you practice good sun safety though. Umbrellas are an option to shade your...
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