Monthly Archives: March 2009

Microblog for 2009-03-31

Post- Blog Progress Report: Getting ready to port this blog server-side.Β  Been preparing for awhile, yet a.. http://tinyurl.com/d76n76 # Welcoming my nephew, Duncan E. Gin, to the world. Cub Scouts start six years from next Tuesday πŸ™‚ # NASAEarth Observatory: … Continue reading

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Goose River Floods

I remember putting on my rubber barn boots & grabbing a shovel, heading down by the banks of the Goose River between Mayville and Portland, right there on North Dakota Highway 200 by the park. Goose River flooding homes in … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-30

Nothin’ like #scout campin’ on Lake Shetek in March. Invigorating. # RT @tcunderground McGuane on Hunting, Dogs, Foolish People (or, More Brilliance) http://tinyurl.com/c44gn3 # RT @planetbluegrassjust posted some new videos from Telluride 2008, including Del McCoury Band and Uncle Earl … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-27

RT @MPR: The Red River is now forecast to crest sometime Saturday afternoon/evening, 2 feet above the record height set in 1897. # RT @gretchenpeters: RT #popmatters Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell: One to the Heart, One to the Head … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-26

RT @BSHQ: Justin Townes Earle interview and performance at KEXP: http://tinyurl.com/cqnhgo # @gretchenpeters Karen’s Scotish brough is just deep enough to fall in love with, yet light enough to understand. in reply to gretchenpeters # @gretchenpeters Am a Matraca fan, … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-25

@Gerty1 You’re in UK? Ever listen to Tom Fahey’s AmericanaOK radio show? http://www.americanaok.com/ in reply to Gerty1 # @marybethdamico That last.fm change has got to be an early April Fools joke. πŸ™ I knew CBS would kill our playground. in … Continue reading

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How China Sees The West?

Strange Maps blog has an interesting post regarding the current cover illustration on The Economist news weekly: The Economist is concerned about the present state of affairs, as they should be: Although in public China’s leaders eschew triumphalism, there is … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-24

How high’s the water, mama? @redriveratfargo: The current height of the Red River at Fargo is 26.80 feet 8.8 feet above flood stage. # Post- Bodies of Water: Stream Trout general fishing season opens in Minnesota 18 April 2009. Until … Continue reading

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Bodies moving in water

Stream Trout general fishing season opens in Minnesota 18 April 2009. Until then, we have time to study the maps, tie our flies and dream our boyhood dreams of bodies of moving water…. San Antonio Express – Fly Fishing from … Continue reading

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Microblog for 2009-03-23

Am much too old to stay up all night… Cub Scouts know how to party. # RT @nodepression: RT @fbjournal Gibson Guitar to lay off 50 people… via the Tennessean http://tinyurl.com/d6g9wq πŸ™ # Post- Preparation: A big move is coming … Continue reading

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