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... to share my yard, at night, with fireflies -- dozens and dozens and dozens of them.
I remember when I read that people used to make money by catching lots of them and keeping them in a lantern, to be used as ... a lantern. I thought once that might be a fun sideline, but I was concerned about what the fireflies would think of it. That's their way of attracting mates, like the flower a Hawaiian woman might put in her hair. Would Hawaiian women like to be tied together to form a bouquet?
Fireflies are like watching stars on one's lawn. The ones here in the Carolinas will let me walk up to them as they fly, and as I put my hand out, they can be coaxed to land on me and light me up.
Fireflies. I am as happy as I was as a boy.
I remember when I read that people used to make money by catching lots of them and keeping them in a lantern, to be used as ... a lantern. I thought once that might be a fun sideline, but I was concerned about what the fireflies would think of it. That's their way of attracting mates, like the flower a Hawaiian woman might put in her hair. Would Hawaiian women like to be tied together to form a bouquet?
Fireflies are like watching stars on one's lawn. The ones here in the Carolinas will let me walk up to them as they fly, and as I put my hand out, they can be coaxed to land on me and light me up.
Fireflies. I am as happy as I was as a boy.
Cruelty to Springs
Feb. 22nd, 2012 06:26 pmWith Spring less than a month away now, it is probably a good idea to forbid this kind of cruelty to springs.
http://robsheridan.tumblr.com/post/
(I like the one furthest from the camera, it looks like it got in a few extra somersaults.)
http://robsheridan.tumblr.com/post/
(I like the one furthest from the camera, it looks like it got in a few extra somersaults.)
Bad SF: Moonmen bomb back
Oct. 9th, 2009 07:22 amBAD SF NOVEL: 5am: US Pres gets Nobel Peace Prize. 730am: US bombs Moon. 9am: Moon declares war on US...
oversight, and a fix long overdue
Sep. 1st, 2009 09:09 amSomeone mentioned their "Hello, World!" program to me. I realized what was needed and just finished writing a program for "World" to say "Hello" back.
