I Can’t Watch It, and I’m a Gorilla

See How Alex Honnold Climbed a Dizzying 1,667-Foot-Tall Skyscraper Without Ropes He became famous after scaling El Capitan without protective equipment in 2017. Now the 40-year-old athlete has completed the first free solo of Taipei 101 in Taiwan Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent, January 26, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkVZm5UuXIs https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-alex-honnold-climbed-a-dizzying-1667-foot-tall-skyscraper-without-ropes-180988071/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed to the top... Continue Reading →

0

Tuesday List … Happy Public Domain Day 2026!

[But first ... Let's all send healing good wishes to Silverback John (Mendocino Bonobos) who has just undergone surgery to get himself a new knee! Some folks will stop at nothing to give themselves an advantage on the pickleball court! Various countries, various copyright protections. And yet, every New Year's Day new treasures come into... Continue Reading →

0

Miracle in the Mountains

adorable twin babies in pink swaddles

[Once in a great while, an event occurs that shows us there are real gorillas living in real jungles, and their plight for survival is perilous. Let's keep our fingers crossed for Mafuko and her twin babies. SB SM] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-twin-mountain-gorillas-born-in-the-congo-giving-hope-to-those-working-to-conserve-the-endangered-animals-180988047/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 Rare Twin Mountain Gorillas Born in the Congo, Giving Hope to Those Working to Conserve... Continue Reading →

0

Quoth the Raven

close up portrait of a raven on a boulder

[What Edgar Allen Poe really did was to invent the short story, horror and otherwise. SB SM] Charles Dickens owned the raven that inspired Poe and first wrote about the bird in his 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge. Edgar Allan Poe, Storyteller Fans of the mystery writer have no shortage of ways to pay homage to the... Continue Reading →

0

Dylan, Circa 1965

[I related to this, because I lived in Providence in 1965, and I was at the Newport Folk Festival on the night when Dylan first strapped on his electric guitar. And ... truth be told ... I was among the half of the crowd who booed him. Why? Was I anti-rock 'n roll? Hardly. As... Continue Reading →

2

My Life as a Crane

a white and black crane birds on a snow covered ground

[So ... what do you want to be when you grow up? Here's my new answer. SB SM] ‘It can be tiring work’: Marianne Wellington in her crane costume. Photograph: Anne Readel/The Guardian The International Crane Foundation was set up in 1973, with the aim of safeguarding the world’s 15 crane species – most are endangered... Continue Reading →

0

Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑