When you hear this, look up

When you hear this, look up and you may even see this.

It’s really disappointing, in a place crowded by people, to hear such a thing, see such a thing, and see no one else noticing.

posted by Ben on 10.28.08 in Etcetera & Tags: , , , , , , ,

Birds of the West Indies

I always knew there was a secret reason for my liking James Bond.

Secret reason: James Bond was an ornithologist.  And Ian Fleming enjoyed birding.

Perfect!

(Although I realize this may already be semi-common knowledge that I’ve merely evaded up to this point.)

(via a silly list in The Atlantic)

posted by Ben on 09.21.08 in History, books, movies & Tags: , , ,