Watching the Sun Bake

This blog is a repository of observations and random thoughts of someone with a serious case of wanderlust

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

A Premature Proposal to Remove Endangered Species Act Protections from Kirtland's Warbler

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Kirtland's Warbler has a breeding range that is intensely focused on early-growth jack pine forests in northern lower Michigan.  The ...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

An Atrial Fibrilation Anniversary

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Tonight at 9:00 pm will mark the 17th anniversary of my first episode of atrial fibrilation ! This is the "irregular heartbeat n...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Traveling in Shithole Countries

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The Philippines - My 120th Country Visited Recently the child occupying the White House in Washington DC disrespected a large number of...
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Whining By US Airlines Doesn't Cut It

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Emirates Airlines is regularly voted the best airline in the world - and with good reason.  US Airlines could learn from Emirates if they ...
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When Things Go Wrong Halfway Around the World

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Malapascua Island, a 40 minute boat ride north of Cebu in the Philippines, is a scuba diver's dream come true.  Travel to and from the...
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Paying Tax on a Tax in the Philippines

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Receipt for the 750 Philippine Peso Departure Tax paid at the Cebu, Philippines, airport on February 24, 2018 This is a tad funny and ...
Friday, January 19, 2018

The Looming Government Shutdown - A Few Inconvenient Truths

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With all the hoopla in the media about the pending US government shutdown its important to remember a few inconvenient truths. 1. Go...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Diving Away in Margaritaville - Bonaire Style

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Bonaire is one of the few places in the world where you can earn PADI Lionfish Hunter certification and we all know that the only good Lio...
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Monday, January 1, 2018

New Year's Day in Northern Wisconsin History

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January 1, 1974 in Rice Lake Wisconsin the ambient temperature at the airport at sunrise was -62 degrees F. Dick Kaner reported that tem...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Holiday Greetings from the Littler Latitudes - 2017 Edition

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As Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas, Jews celebrate Hanukkah, Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, and Atheists sit back in amazement ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

A Transatlantic Cruise Aboard the Norwegian Epic

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The Norwegian Epic - one of the mega ships in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet " The thing I don't like about cruising is a...
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