Category Archives: Ramble

Doug! wake up!

Posted on July 17, 2013 by kaan

Realizing that Doug places tremendous faith in the portends of astrology and having learned he has a desire to be kept in the loop if anything big is happening, I have prepared the following report. Uranus turns retrograde TODAY. As … Continue reading →

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shellshocked

Posted on May 30, 2013 by kaan

Despite the abundance in Haida Gwaii, it seems dungeness crab is scarce enough to command a mighty price on Granville Island. wowza.

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conjunctivitis

Posted on May 28, 2013 by kaan

  Here is another reason to watch the sun set: Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are all super tight in the sky at the moment. Also, Mercury is about as bright as it can get – nearly half illuminated.   do … Continue reading →

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commentless

Posted on May 15, 2013 by kaan

Crazy results. This is all I can really say…

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anthropological reflections

Posted on April 17, 2013 by kaan

Walking out on the shores of Rennell Sound earlier this week we passed an array of cultural artifacts. Each was a curious snapshot of human activity, but with varying longevity and visual appeal. As I walked passed each of these … Continue reading →

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jetsam or flotsam?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by kaan

In the Port Clements museum there are two life jackets on display. They washed ashore following the sinking of the Queen of the North. Two people died when it went down. Their bodies were never found. Is this, perhaps, their … Continue reading →

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TESS won the funding competition!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by kaan

It was just announced this week that TESS will receive substantial funding over the next six years to improve our ability to search for earth-like planets outside our solar system! rad. More details here.

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I’d buy your love

Posted on March 14, 2013 by kaan

The Barenaked Ladies song “If I Had a Million Dollars” is one many people know at least some of the words to. It is fun to sing along with but the line at the end of each refrain left a … Continue reading →

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be the change

Posted on March 11, 2013 by kaan

A good friend of mine recently wrote on her blog that as a youngster with a coin collection she enjoyed seeking out the coins from 1948 because of their scarcity. I have heard a few times that this was due … Continue reading →

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skyward eyes

Posted on February 15, 2013 by kaan

Have you heard of the B612 foundation? It is a group dedicated to providing an advance warning system for earth-asteroid collisions. They are working to build a telescope specifically for mapping the debris coming in and out of earth orbit. … Continue reading →

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