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Colds . . . and Colder

montanaron — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0000

I mentioned in a previous post that I was feeling a bit under the weather, but whatever the minor ailment was, it has passed. I didn’t do anything special, so I feel lucky that I didn’t get an early season cold. However, I was looking around for non-medicinal cold remedies, just in case. (I [...] Related posts:

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Something’s Burning

montanaron — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:30:47 +0000

I mentioned in a previous post about the fires that are set in order to burn off the dead undergrowth this time of year. Here’s a couple of photos of the smoke from a few fires that were started just outside the camp. The first image was taken through my bathroom window, and, with the [...] Related posts:

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Space Camp

montanaron — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:49:08 +0000

For a few days this week, I was focused on the heavens. On Tuesday, the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Atlantis flew overhead, both easily visible to the naked eye, with the ISS particularly bright–brighter than any star, at about -2.5 magnitude, according to Heavens Above. The Shuttle was about 20 degrees ahead [...] Related posts:

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More on the Big ‘Quake

montanaron — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:16:22 +0000

Here’s an interesting article about December’s big quake–it might give you an idea of just how big it was.

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Haze and Butt Head

montanaron — Sun, 01 May 2005 07:27:25 +0000

It was very hazy a few days ago, looking much like the smoke-enshrouded skies of Montana during fire season. I don’t know whether it was water vapor, an actual forest fire somewhere else in Korea, or Chinese dust, though there were no dust alerts issued that day. Speaking of forest fires, Montana and other western [...] Related posts:

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Earthquake, Sickness

montanaron — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:25:10 +0000

It’s 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and I just felt the apartment building shake for about 5 seconds. That probably means there was another earthquake close by, perhaps in Japan. I’ll have to remember to check the news reports later.

UPDATE Yes, it was a 5.8 magnitude quake, as reported here.

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Earthquake

montanaron — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:32:35 +0000

Just a few minutes ago I noticed some of my plants and the cord that opens my curtain swaying, and my fan, standing on the floor, rattling. I thought “earthquake somewhere.” Sure enough, there is a report that a magnitude 7 quake has hit in southern Japan. No damage here, but it is interesting that [...] Related posts:

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