Monthly Archives: January 2012

Nocturnal visitors

We have a constant stream of nocturnal visitors. Most of them have six legs and arrive by air. We don’t appreciate those which would like to suck our blood (mosquitoes are a pain), but the others are welcome enough. The … Continue reading

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WordPress SEO installed

The great temptation, once you have got a website up and running, is to forget about its machinery to concentrate on its content. That’s what I have been doing here, too, although I should know better. Belatedly, I have just … Continue reading

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Queen green-ants

North Queenslanders know green-ants very well. Their nests of woven leaves are common in our trees, and we learn to be cautious about pushing through shrubbery because the workers drop on intruders and bite quite painfully. But there is one … Continue reading

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The Magic of Reality

Richard Dawkins: The Magic of Reality – how we know what’s really true Illustrated by Dave McKean Bantam, 2011. Richard Dawkins made himelf famous decades ago with The Selfish Gene (1976) and famous all over over again with The God … Continue reading

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