Learn to tie real knots

Teri was looking for a better knot (to attach a line to Charlie's lead clasp). She hunted the internet, and found this terrific site with animated videos of knot-tying, where she learned to tie the buntline hitch.

Very cool for the aspiring sailor.

Bad day for lions...

I'm not sure how I missed it, but 32 million people saw this YouTube video of a pride of lions receiving a little payback from some buffaloes. Check out the cameo of a crocodile, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

Here's the homepage for the documentary, which aired last Sunday:

http://www.battleatkruger.com/

Next "Book Club" Selection: The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

Okay, we've never actually had a book club on Lunch with George, but we've read and discussed a lot of 'em.

I haven't read it yet, but I think this one might be interesting: The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments by George Johnson. He takes a look at some of the great, ground-breaking experiments that provided illumination on scientific truths without the benefit of elaborate, expensive equipment.

I have a copy on order, and I'll provide my book report when I get the chance.

Welcome, Charlie!

Last week, we adopted a new puppy! Charlie is cute, but he's also a handful. Here's a great video of him:



If the video isn't appearing here, just go to YouTube.

Battlestar Makes it to the Top Ten

An excellent Top Ten List from the Letterman Show: Reasons to Watch the Final Season of Battlestar Galactica.

I especially like that Tricia Helfer (Caprica Six) is #6.

More Firefly!

I've really enjoyed reading every issue of Astonishing X-men (most area available in graphic novel form), written by Joss Whedon. I'm sad to say that the final issue will hit the newstands within a few weeks, and then Joss is moving on to something new.

I was poking around the web to find out what Whedon is doing, and discovered that he is releasing a new limited series just for Firefly fans: Serenity: Better Days. Published by Dark Horse Comics, the three issues follow our favorite ship and crew in the days when they were all still together.

Read about Serenity: Better Days #1 here, and pre-order all three at TFAW.

BSG Last Supper

Take a look at this Battlestar Galactica Last Supper.

GTD: Five great Apps for Mac

ZenHabits (creator of the Zen to Done productivity system) has posted quick reviews of five different applications for Mac OS users who want to implement David Allen's Getting Things Done method on their computer.

He also Added his own home-grown method at the end of the article.

See 5 Amazing Mac Apps for Getting Things Done.

An Astronomer on Mars

Cool image of the Earth and Moon as seen from the HiRISE instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Explorer in orbit around Mars. You can see a better version of the photo and read the whole story here.

This reminds me of the somewhat famous image taken by the Voyager I spacecraft as it was headed outward in the 70s.

At the Planetary Society I found a gallery of photos of the Earth taken only from Spacecraft. Check it out!

A Hard Day's Night of the Living Dead

I love the internet. Someone has posted a fake movie trailer on YouTube for the film A Hard Day's Night of the Living Dead, a wonderful mashup of the Beatles black-and-white classic and Nigh of the Living Dead.

Excellent!