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September 23, 2016 at 08:39PM
Author: adrunkenman
Book 30 for 2016: Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?
Book 30 for 2016: Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?
No, this isn’t a corny joke book (but being a purveyor of dad jokes I would happily read that also), but is instead an analysis of the part that chickens have played in human history. The subtitle goes further, and is the reason I purchased this book; “The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civillisation”.
Wow, sounds interesting and intriguing. Just what part do those ubiquitous birds play in civillisation as it stands today? I don’t know, but damn it if I am not going to find out.
I am really looking forward to this book as a more relaxing read than last week’s book on Money, which though it did help explain some concepts to me, i couldn’t help but feel that I was reading a textbook in disguise.
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No, this isn’t a corny joke book (but being a purveyor of dad jokes I would happily read that also), but is instead an analysis of the part that chickens have played in human history. The subtitle goes further, and is the reason I purchased this book; “The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civillisation”.
Wow, sounds interesting and intriguing. Just what part do those ubiquitous birds play in civillisation as it stands today? I don’t know, but damn it if I am not going to find out.
I am really looking forward to this book as a more relaxing read than last week’s book on Money, which though it did help explain some concepts to me, i couldn’t help but feel that I was reading a textbook in disguise.
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September 11, 2016 at 08:10PM
Guess who’s back, back again. Shapes is back; tell a friend. from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2caPQg7
September 11, 2016 at 06:09PM
German night courtesy of @minilizziebean . Kransky, sauerkraut, mashed potato, broccoli and a tasty German brew. #bestWife from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2cg7Ctd
September 07, 2016 at 05:02PM
No @collins_booksellers , Nostradamus does not belong in your science section. from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2c6wvqV
September 07, 2016 at 02:37PM
Wife is so far away! #burgernightfortheboys #missmyspouse #fareastvictoria from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ciPHVU
Random mornings with my son
One of my favourite parts of the day is my morning walk to school with my son Harrison. Being stuck in an office all day isn’t the best way for a primate to live, so a refreshing start to the day is always welcome. Plus I get the added benefit of being able to spend some time with my son; it’s a win-win.
Usually we talk about whatever is going on at the time, or whatever Harrison is fixated on at the moment, so there have been many walks dominated by Harry Potter theorising, Superhero discussions, Dragon tales and so forth. But we also talk about other topics in the world in general.
Today’s walk involved an update on the progress of SpaceX’s goal of colonising space (and eventually Mars), spoiler alert: they suffered a little setback.
But the main reason for this post is because Harry wanted me to look up Geladas when I got to work. Geladas for those not in the know, are a distant relative of baboons, and not an Italian style of ice cream, as I originally thought. He has been watching a bunch of Deadly 60 episodes, and clearly this animal appeared on one because he had manifold facts to tell me this morning. He told me where they live, what terrain they like, their diet, what hunts them, etcetera. But what he really wanted to tell me was about their teeth. Specifically about their canine, teeth, about how they are the largest of any primate, and how they like to show them off by flipping up their upper lip.
Let me tell you, I thought I knew what to expect, but I didnt expect it to look this terrifying:
This looks like something a Predator would struggle to add to its trophy wall!
At any rate, I just thought this was cool, and figured I would share it with you all (whoever that may be). To finish up though, let me leave you with a more comforting image of our not so distant primate relatives; these little dudes enjoying a nice relaxing hot spring:
MM
September 02, 2016 at 05:56PM
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September 2016
Some things I am looking forward to from this month:
Luke Cage on Netflix
Netflix did such a great job bringing Marvels Daredevil and Jessica Jones to television, I can’t wait to see what they do with this character. Also on Netflix this month is season 3 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which I am strangely addicted to for some reason…
New $5 note
The new Australian $5 note enters circulation today, and I hope I can get a hold of one before the month ends. I don’t really know why I am looking forward to this, it just seems cool to have a new unit of currency on the move. Especially as it proves once again that Australia does it best when it comes to innovative currency.
Deaths End by Liu Cixin
I read the first two instalments of Liu Cixin’s science fiction trilogy earlier in the year and loved them, so definitely looking forward to this. Indeed I must have enjoyed it so much that, unbeknownst to me, my alter ego ‘Slightly Inebriated Mathew’ purchased the next book in the series on Amazon. It was only weeks later when I went online to check the release date, that I was informed it had already been purchased. Yay!
Trump and Hillary debate.
As an Australian I have been watching the U.S. election with a strange sense of detachment, fascination, and dread. The whole thing seems so surreal with Trump doing all the crazy stupid things he is, that it often makes me laugh. Then I realise that this is the 21st century, and in a globalised world these far away political shenanigans will no doubt have an effect on my life. So, though he has already started struggling in the polls now that he has an actual opponent, I can’t wait to see how these debates go down (if they do at all) because I think it will give a real indication of just what is real in this farce of an election, and what is a result of the media (be it social or otherwise).
Write a novelette
I have been challenged by my wife to turn one of my old NaNoWriMo ideas into a novelette over the next two weeks. While I am not that confident in my ability to get this done in time, nor to make a story that people might find worth reading, I am nevertheless keen for the challenge. So stay tuned to this space if you are a fan of poorly written amateur science fiction!
There are no doubt other things that have slipped my mind at present (oh, like I Contain Multitudes, the book about the microorganisms that live within us that is realised today), but this is just a little sample of what sprung to mind when I woke today to find that somehow September had snuck up on me.
What are you people out there looking forward to this month?
UPDATE:
Two more things I forgot:
- SpaceX reusing a rocket for the first time in history!
- new iPhone (because I might be able to get one, maybe. Probably not. But I can dream.)
Book 29 for 2016: Money – The Unauthorized Biography
Never has my standard $5 note bookmark looked more at home than poking out the top of this book about money!
“What is money, and how does it work?” these are the seemingly obvious questions, with no doubt interesting and counterintuitive answers, that this book hopes to answer. Myself, all I can picture in my mind when this question is raised is the scene from The Simpsons where Homer’s brain has to quickly explain to him the functioning of money, so that he can hope to purchase more peanuts.
Look like it should be an interesting read, and hopefully I can crank this one out before August comes to an end!
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“What is money, and how does it work?” these are the seemingly obvious questions, with no doubt interesting and counterintuitive answers, that this book hopes to answer. Myself, all I can picture in my mind when this question is raised is the scene from The Simpsons where Homer’s brain has to quickly explain to him the functioning of money, so that he can hope to purchase more peanuts.
Look like it should be an interesting read, and hopefully I can crank this one out before August comes to an end!
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A Moment Worth 