Archive for January 2012

My Cats are Weird   3 comments

Yes, the water is on so Eddy can have a drink.

Breakfast with Fishing Cats   13 comments

One of my biggest frustrations with the Night Hunters exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo is that it is very difficult to take pictures there. I have a new camera that can handle low light better, but the lighting has a blueish tint. I did, however, get a hint that, if you go early enough, you [...]

On QR Codes   1 comment

I wanted to get everyone’s opinion of QR Codes. I’ve been tumbling this in my head for the last week or two, and wanted to try to get some more feedback. A QR Code is a “two dimensional” barcode. While they have other uses, the most popular is to easily redirect someone to a web [...]

Posted 01/20/2012 by Mr. Guilt in computers, Internet, IT Opinion, rant

Red Shouldered Hawk on the Little Miami Trail   Leave a comment

A couple months ago, while riding my bike on the Little Miami Trail, a hawk flew next to me–right at head level. He pulled ahead, then up into a tree. I coasted a few hundred feet just amazed at what I saw–definitely a reason why I ride my bike. A few weeks ago, in the [...]

Posted 01/14/2012 by Mr. Guilt in animals, Cincinnati, red-shouldered hawk

Very Superstitious   1 comment

It occurs to me that today is the first Friday the Thirteenth since we got the kittens. Is having a black cat on such a day bad luck? Only if you disturb naptime. OK…go back to sleep, Luna.

Posted 01/13/2012 by Mr. Guilt in animals, cats, Family, felis silvestris catus, Luna

Happy Zoo Year 2012!   1 comment

Annually, the Cincinnati Zoo holds the Festival of Lights, where they put lights on throughout the zoo and open in the evening. The signs at the zoo say it’s “Cincinnati’s Oldest Holiday Tradition.” I’m not sure how accurate that is, especially considering the trains that used to be at the CG&E building (now at the [...]

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