TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

09 March 2026

"The Count of Monte Cristo" now on PBS

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Last night I finished the 8-part series available on the PBS app, and I'm happy to recommend it with some minor reservations.  The story...
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This is the "Rebel Loon" symbol

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The Minnesota Star Tribune explains: Take Minnesota’s state bird, the loon, combine it with the “Star Wars” Rebel Alliance symbol, and the ...
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08 March 2026

Economic news on a Sunday night

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I just sent this email message to several friends and family members: This is Sunday night, which is Monday morning in east Asia, so I tuned...
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Opinions of jacked-up trucks

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06 March 2026

Some cycads attract pollinators using heat

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"Plants usually attract pollinators using bright colors and scents, but some of the earliest plants use heat instead. A collaboration b...
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"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - Bob Dylan

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I recently realized I've never blogged my favorite Dylan song.
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The problems with "eliminating the impossible"

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Source:  xkcd
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04 March 2026

Northern flicker

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Posted for the gorgeous photo, which was featured in a New York Times article about woodpeckers.  We have a small woods behind our home; I ...
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When people used to turn into trees

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Interesting how often that theme has arisen in world folklore.  Text excerpted from The Overstory .
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03 March 2026

Christian Nationalism in the armed forces command structure? Or not...?

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The embed shows allegations I've seen in several posts on Facebook.  I don't trust Facebook material to be accurate.  Have any reade...
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The most amazing musical instrument is the human voice

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I don't really have time to blog today, but I wanted to share this video I found last night at Nag on the Lake (which I invite you to ...
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02 March 2026

Foreplay by intellectuals?

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It's very seldom that I give up on a book after I've read a couple hundred pages.  I used to be a "completionist" slogging...
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You are here

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The European Space Agency is compiling a 3D map of the Milky Way, showing the color and brightness of 1.8 billion stars .  In this image, w...
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01 March 2026

"Spooning" - and "Prufrock" (updated)

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The conventional definition involves sentimental love, but the photo source also offers this comment: The word also had homosexual conn...
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28 February 2026

An interesting art installation

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Credit to Antti Laitinen for "Broken Landscape, 2021" which I found posted at the oddlyterrifying subreddit.  The discussion thre...
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