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Shell Can’t Spell
Filled up at my local Shell station this morning. Somehow I think they have the wrong person working as a copy editor for their pump displays THANK <OU FOR$ SHOPPING WITH UW TODEY. $
12 Essential Plugins that Extend WordPress as a CMS
12 Essential Plugins that Extend WordPress as a CMS
I am attending WordCampNYC
I’m attending WordCampNYC 2009 (and am completely psyched for it)
Go see Bob Mould while he is on tour with a band
If you live in Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or San Diego you would be nuts not to go see Bob Mould while he is on tour with a band (those are the remaining dates). He is … Continue reading
Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/technology/internet/28netflix.html The biggest lesson learned, according to members of the two top teams, was the power of collaboration. It was not a single insight, algorithm or concept that allowed both teams to surpass the goal Netflix,……Instead, they say, the formula … Continue reading
Apiary Update – Up to 6 Hives
Lots of activity in the bee yard this weekend… Found some queen cups and cells in Macintosh – here you can see a new queen is chewing her way out of the bottom of the circled cell. The bees have … Continue reading
Is that a honey bee in a buoy?
My friend Juli thought she might have a swarm of honey bees in a lobster buoy on her front porch (this is, after all, Maine). So, I went over to look at lunchtime, as the prospect of a swarm to … Continue reading
How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive
Damn ants took advantage of my two weak nuc (nucleus) hives and crawled up and infested the place. They were there to steal the 1:1 sugar:water syrup that I had left to feed weak bees, as it was going to … Continue reading
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Dumbest Quote EVER About a Business (Apple, in this case)
This in a New York Times article today called Apple Races to Keep Ahead of Rivals: “If they start making products people don’t want, and start losing users, then Apple’s strategy will run into problems,” said Benjamin Reitzes, an analyst … Continue reading
Two More Hives Installed
We got two more hives installed over the weekend (Mac & Rodger) and it is starting to look like a proper artisanal apiary. While looking through Mac (the stronger of the two hives) we were able to spot the queen. … Continue reading
Stencil Painting a Bee Hive
Shown below are the stencils steps used in painting up a hive for the honeybees at The Finson Farm in Southern Maine. I used spray interior/exterior Rustoleum Ultra Color gloss spraypaint. I’ll let you know how it hold up to … Continue reading
inside out there @ SALT
“inside out there” >> 05.04.09 >> May 21st from 5 to 8 for Salt’s Spring 2009 Graduate Exhibit, inside out there. Maine stories in radio, writing, and photography… The show features images of my beekeeping friend Erin. The have a … Continue reading
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Tagged beekeeping, bees, honeybee, Overland Apiaries
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Putting Together My First Bee Hive
Last weekend, I had my second “Bee School” class with Rick Cooper up at BEES-N-ME in Bowdoinham, Maine. Afterward, realizing all the stuff that I will need to put together for my first season with bees, I was feeling pressed … Continue reading
Sausalito Team Wins Häagen-Dazs-UC Davis Honey Bee Haven Design Competition
Sausalito Team Wins Häagen-Dazs-UC Davis Honey Bee Haven Design Competition http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/honeybeehavenwinner.html The Sausalito-based Sibbett Group created a series of interconnected gardens with such names as “Honeycomb Hideout,” “Nectar Nook” and “Pollinator Patch” to win the international bee-friendly garden design competition, … Continue reading
What honeybees want to “eat” and when they want to eat it, in Maine
In October I went to an interesting talk at the Cumberland County Beekeepers Association. It featured a retired Biologist (and beekeeper named Matt Scott) who spoke about “Bee Pasturage” and had a slide show that showed a number of the … Continue reading
Finally, a kosher restaurant in Portland Maine
On Sunday, Feb. 8 (Tu Bishvat) the Little Lad’s Restaurant on 489 Congress St. Portland, ME is offering a free waffle breakfast to the entire Jewish community in honor of their becoming a kosher restaurant.
Wonderful sarcasm disguised as an article about absinthe
The New York Times: The Diluted Mystery of Absinthe starts out with a headline of “Care for an Absinthe? Ptooey!” which made me giggle. But the best stuff I must quote: If absinthe were a band, it would be Interpol, … Continue reading
Naughty Words in Google Maps – Brunswick, Maine
Naughty words in Google Maps here. Which is funny, especially since is is my understanding that the satellite images are 6+ years old… (click image to enlarge) Follow-up: …so I did a little more digging, and it turns out … Continue reading
you call this clean?
Though Consumer Reports had remarked about the Wolf dual-fuel ovens’ lackluster self-cleaning (model number DF304 – 30″). I took that as requiring just a little more effort on my part. I should have listened. The images tell the story. There … Continue reading
How to make a favico.ico on a Macintosh
Telegraphics – Free plugins for Photoshop & Illustrator…and other software: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/ ICO (Windows Icon) Format An easy way to create your web site’s favourites/shortcut/bookmark icon in Photoshop (all versions including CS and CS2), Elements or Paint Shop Pro (v9 recommended)
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