Comments on: A Day Late and… http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: R.Richard Fusilier http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-20616 R.Richard Fusilier Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:12:18 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-20616 About some extinct animals of our era: About 1928, my gfather went hunting in the swamp near Redell, La.(3 miles ftrom Mamou) and brought back 2 dead "Swamp Deer" which had antlers, perefectly formed deer, but were about 1 1/2 feet tall. Theyt may have been the last 2 in La. I tremembrer, he also had captured a large bright green parrot, which our cat managed to kill. I saw, later, in the museum at Exposition mark near the coliseum, a srtuffed Asian animal rooom in which there were 2 Burmese Swamp deer. They were the same size and identical with the Louisiana`Swamp Deer. Without proper laws, Cajuns with their Taiyau dogs hunted them all down. 2. I once owned several flying squirrels. (Used to take them to Opelousas High school in a pocket) now they are almost, if not extinct. About some extinct animals of our era:
About 1928, my gfather went hunting in the swamp near Redell, La.(3 miles ftrom Mamou) and brought back 2 dead “Swamp Deer” which had antlers, perefectly formed deer, but were about 1 1/2 feet tall. Theyt may have been the last 2 in La. I tremembrer, he also had captured a large bright green parrot, which our cat managed to kill. I saw, later, in the museum at Exposition mark near the coliseum, a srtuffed Asian animal rooom in which there were 2 Burmese Swamp deer. They were the same size and identical with the Louisiana`Swamp Deer. Without proper laws, Cajuns with their Taiyau dogs hunted them all down.
2. I once owned several flying squirrels. (Used to take them to Opelousas High school in a pocket) now they are almost, if not extinct.

]]> By: Lisa A. http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-14053 Lisa A. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:03:05 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-14053 I was so lucky to see a real live cheetah in Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania two years ago. It was twenty feet away from our ATV, and it even went in for a kill. So very fast, and very beautiful. If I had been an Egyptian thousands of years ago, I would have loved to have one for a pet. Though I don't know how compactable they can be in the human-pet department... As for the reintroduction of megafauna to the Americas, how would that work? Surely, you don't mean it in a 'Jurassic Park' way. I'm guessing its that whole importing wild animals from Africa thing. I'll tell you how that'll work, not very well at all! Present day megafauna isn't the same as megafauna from the past...how did people get this to a serious enough level to actually propose that this be done? I was so lucky to see a real live cheetah in Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania two years ago. It was twenty feet away from our ATV, and it even went in for a kill. So very fast, and very beautiful. If I had been an Egyptian thousands of years ago, I would have loved to have one for a pet. Though I don’t know how compactable they can be in the human-pet department…

As for the reintroduction of megafauna to the Americas, how would that work? Surely, you don’t mean it in a ‘Jurassic Park’ way. I’m guessing its that whole importing wild animals from Africa thing. I’ll tell you how that’ll work, not very well at all! Present day megafauna isn’t the same as megafauna from the past…how did people get this to a serious enough level to actually propose that this be done?

]]> By: Hungry Hyaena http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10727 Hungry Hyaena Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:58:22 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10727 Great to have you back, O'George! I'm sure I haven't read your thoughts on the "reintroduction" of megafauna to select parts of the American mid-west. I believe we briefly touched on it once in email conversation, and I know your find work accompanied some of the news reports about the proposals back in '05, but could there be a future post on this topic, I wonder? Great to have you back, O’George!

I’m sure I haven’t read your thoughts on the “reintroduction” of megafauna to select parts of the American mid-west. I believe we briefly touched on it once in email conversation, and I know your find work accompanied some of the news reports about the proposals back in ‘05, but could there be a future post on this topic, I wonder?

]]> By: Monado http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10505 Monado Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:07:38 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10505 Hedgeballs! I thought they were just called Osage oranges. I just learned recently that the trees were used to make hedges "before barbed wire:. Pictures at this link: http://monado_canada.blogspot.com/2006/10/osage-orange.html Hedgeballs! I thought they were just called Osage oranges. I just learned recently that the trees were used to make hedges “before barbed wire:. Pictures at this link:

http://monado_canada.blogspot.com/2006/10/osage-orange.html

]]> By: Marco Bucci http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10208 Marco Bucci Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:09:23 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10208 Lovely colours! Really like what's going on in the sky. Nice composition too. Lovely colours! Really like what’s going on in the sky. Nice composition too.

]]> By: Marjolaine http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10207 Marjolaine Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:18:25 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10207 Wonderful drawing. I really like your work ! Anyway, thank you for the comment on my blog, and I promise to post more comentary with my pictures from now on ;) Wonderful drawing. I really like your work !
Anyway, thank you for the comment on my blog, and I promise to post more comentary with my pictures from now on ;)

]]> By: Crudely Wrott http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10204 Crudely Wrott Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:34:26 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10204 Carl, one of my rules of thumb is: All jobs take longer than first estimated. That's why I always include a fudge factor (Finnegan's Finagling Factor) when estimating time and material for repair or remodeling jobs. My experience with nuts. bolts, planks, tools, and dealing with complications not previously considered (an Uncertainty Principle inherent in making and fixing things) has shown that it isn't necessary to apologize for being late if one initially states that the estimated time to completion may be, in fact, optimistic. If such is the case, one can allude to their having coped with unforeseen complications with deftness and dispatch, avoiding taking even more time to complete the job. As a result of this philosophy, I don't mind waiting for you to finish. The payoff will be worth the wait, I'm sure. I only wish my boss felt the same about it . . . Carl, one of my rules of thumb is: All jobs take longer than first estimated.

That’s why I always include a fudge factor (Finnegan’s Finagling Factor) when estimating time and material for repair or remodeling jobs. My experience with nuts. bolts, planks, tools, and dealing with complications not previously considered (an Uncertainty Principle inherent in making and fixing things) has shown that it isn’t necessary to apologize for being late if one initially states that the estimated time to completion may be, in fact, optimistic.

If such is the case, one can allude to their having coped with unforeseen complications with deftness and dispatch, avoiding taking even more time to complete the job.

As a result of this philosophy, I don’t mind waiting for you to finish. The payoff will be worth the wait, I’m sure.

I only wish my boss felt the same about it . . .

]]> By: Robin andrea http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10161 Robin andrea Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:25:45 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10161 Beautiful cat, Carl. Yes, they live in my dreams too. Along with all the others who traveled these lands and are now long gone. I tried to comment here the other day, to welcome you back to blogging, but I seem to hit in some blog warp and it simply would not let me. So, I'm back to say hello and tell you how glad I am that you are back posting. It's an especially fine treat to see the world through your eyes. Beautiful cat, Carl. Yes, they live in my dreams too. Along with all the others who traveled these lands and are now long gone.

I tried to comment here the other day, to welcome you back to blogging, but I seem to hit in some blog warp and it simply would not let me. So, I’m back to say hello and tell you how glad I am that you are back posting. It’s an especially fine treat to see the world through your eyes.

]]> By: Ron Sullivan http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10097 Ron Sullivan Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:32:26 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10097 OK, now I'm blushing. Yeah, though. A blast from the past. OK, now I’m blushing.

Yeah, though. A blast from the past.

]]> By: A Blog Around The Clock http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10069 A Blog Around The Clock Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:37:59 +0000 http://olduvaigeorge.com/2006/11/16/a-day-late-and/#comment-10069 <strong>The Wonders of the Blogosphere...</strong> First - great news! Jennifer and Sean are getting married! They found each other online, blogging physics. Now, I know they are not the first people to find each other online and get married, but, to my knowledge, this is...... The Wonders of the Blogosphere…

First - great news! Jennifer and Sean are getting married! They found each other online, blogging physics. Now, I know they are not the first people to find each other online and get married, but, to my knowledge, this is……

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