Monthly Archives: July 2005

“War on Terror” Ends

July 28, 2005 – 10:06 am

The “War on Terror” ends the only way it could have — with a language shift. In recent speeches and news conferences, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the nation’s senior military officer have spoken of “a global struggle against violent extremism” rather than “the global war on terror,” which had been the catchphrase of [...]

By Eric | Posted in Progressive Politics | Comments (0)

Potter Wasp Nest

July 21, 2005 – 8:09 pm

This morning I found this wasp nest on the sliding screen door of my apartment. It looks like it is the nest of a Potter Wasp. Considering they are not aggressive — even to protect their nest — I think I’ll let it stick around. Update 8/27/2005: The nest has been sealed.

By Eric | Posted in Life Stuff | Comments (1)

Lightning!

July 20, 2005 – 2:59 am

The Monsoon has finally arrived in Arizona, and this time I’m ready with my camera. These are my first pictures of lightning, taken from my apartment’s balcony. Here’s the best one so far.

By Eric | Posted in Photographs | Comments (1)

Santa Ritas on Fire

July 10, 2005 – 9:44 pm

Took this picture of the fire on the Santa Ritas from Vail on the way back from Kartchner Caverns. Click on them to go to their Gallery page for a larger image. And a 4x telephoto shot.

By Eric | Posted in Photographs | Comments (0)

Domain Name Nonsense

July 8, 2005 – 9:40 pm

I had no idea that VeriSign holds a monopoly on the .net TLD. Now that they’ve been given the green light to start raising .net prices after the end of the year, I suppose it’s time for me to renew limulus.net for a good long time while prices are low. While I’m at it I [...]

By Eric | Posted in limulus.net | Comments (0)