http://www.kudzufiles.com/ en-us hboswell@kudzufiles.com 2008-06-11T09:31:39-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001038.html A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that a little wren seemed to be spending lots of time in my garage. After checking around, I discovered that she had built a nest behind some jars on top of a shelf... 1038@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Gardening 2008-06-11T09:31:39-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001037.html I saw this little guy flitting around my garden while I was playing with my new camera today, and he was obliging enough to pose for a picture.... 1037@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Gardening 2007-09-04T18:44:38-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001036.html Indianapolis (AP) The entire state of Michigan except for the city of East Lansing and an area extending out 10 miles from East Lansing has been placed on suicide watch following the reported defeat of the University of Michigan's football... 1036@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Sports 2007-09-01T19:40:46-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001035.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sunset_clouds, originally uploaded by staryeti. Red sky at night.... these clouds were flooding the room... 1035@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Weather 2007-08-30T08:52:21-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001034.html From BLDGBLOG, an interesting interview with Canadian urban explorer Michael Cook. It's interesting on two levels, first for the interview itself, and second for the accompanying pictures, which definitely don't look like the storm drains in my town. Who knows,... 1034@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Environment 2007-08-27T14:14:40-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001033.html 1033@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Weather 2007-08-13T16:13:09-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001032.html Via James, here's a story about a Russian crocodile who survived a leap out of a 12th-story window. The croc has done this three times now. What the hell could be in a Russian apartment that would scare a crocodile... 1032@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Other Stuff 2007-08-10T14:44:08-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001031.html It's BAAAAAAACK!!!! That stupid email about Mars looming in our night sky like a big ol' 'nuther Moon is making the rounds again. No! It won't happen!! It can't happen!!! No, not at all. Or, mostly not at all. This... 1031@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Astro 2007-08-07T21:52:43-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001029.html We just returned from a week in DC, visiting our daughter. More on that trip later, but I just have to mention this little glitch that came from our Garmin GPS navigator. Twice (well, once, because I only fell for... 1029@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Geek Stuff 2007-08-05T19:39:13-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001028.html I was listening to Monday's Talk Of The Nation this afternoon - I listen to it the next day because my local NPR station doesn't carry it, so I record it from the internet and time-shift it - and the... 1028@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Grammar 2007-07-24T15:31:01-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001025.html Note that he's not talking about enterprise servers; he's talking about desktops and workstations. Interesting read, from a guy who sells these things.... Why RAID is (usually) a Terrible Idea... 1025@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Geek Stuff 2007-04-06T09:16:46-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001024.html Once upon a time, there was a political party in this country that stood for progressive government activism, the value of the individual, free speech, women's rights, and racial equality, and embraced the philosophical ideals of Thomas Jefferson. It's hard... 1024@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Politics 2007-02-28T16:21:18-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001023.html 1023@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Gardening 2007-02-27T13:03:42-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001022.html Blue skies here this morning, didn't get as rough last night as they had predicted, it all went either north or south of me. Strong winds, some rain but only for about an hour; now it's nice and cool this... 1022@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Gardening 2007-02-25T09:27:03-06:00 http://www.kudzufiles.com/001021.html A couple of times lately on my way home, I had seen what appeared to be two hawks on a nest. Sunday afternoon, I decided to spend some time hawk-watching. I didn't want to disturb them, so I set up... 1021@http://www.kudzufiles.com/ Nature 2007-02-21T22:18:51-06:00