Chimps! Tools! Killing! Wow!

WOW. These chimpanzees in Senegal have been making spears from sticks and using them to kill prey. This is the first evidence that a non-human animal can do that. I suspect that those snotty Geico cavemen are feeling a little chagrined right about now.

And here, faster than you can tear the side branches off of long straight sticks, peeling back the bark and sharpening one end, are today's playlists:

Log for first half of February 22nd, 2007 show


Log for second half of February 22nd, 2007 show


Oh, stop pouting
and go listen to
Röyksopp.

Glassy McHalfFull

I just stepped into a very deep, cold, slushy pile of snow in my sweetie-pie work shoes. These are adorable shoes. Little heels and everything. I was stylin. Needless to say, wearing little pantyhose sock thingies and adorable little kitten-paw shoes and landing your foot ankle-deep in snow is annoying. I was trying very hard not to swear. I nearly succeeded. My co-worker heard me bleat out some mild expletives as I entered the building and told her that I'd just stepped in the ONLY patch of snow deep enough to accommodate my foot. "Could have been worse. Could have been dog sh*t."

Touché, Co-worker.






I'll be on the air tomorrow, y'alls. Get ready.

Absent!

I didn't do the show today! I was busy being stuck in the ice in my parking lot, spinning my wheels (no metaphor here). My landlord eventually helped to push me out when he got to his nearby office. What a guy. Sorry, folks! I'll be on the air next week, playing happy songs.




P.S. Think Spring:

Your Frozen Heart

Happy Valentine's Day, Folks! I hope you're enjoying the freezing rain and brown snow that undoubtedly greeted you this morning. Don't worry, though. Your V-Day can still be special. Assuming you haven't careered off of the ice-slick road and landed in the median.

I chose to spend Valentine's Day in the traditional way: Risking my life driving to work in an ice storm. What says commitment more than spending half an hour scraping away at the icy sarcophagus surrounding my idling car, then driving 23 MPH on a 4-lane slip 'n' slide to work? Nothing, say I!

I found this gorgeous picture of an ice storm from an Ontario government website. That's in Canadia! It's from some time between 1900 and 1919. Click on it to see the full image. Ryan noticed that it was reversed (notice the sign's letters are backwards on the website's original), so I've flipped it. It's intimidating, but beautiful.

Stay warm, folks. And for my friends who loathe this day, it's okay. There's enough wine and sarcasm in the world to get anyone through this silly faux holiday.

You'd Better Believe I Bought That Coat

I went ahead and bought that enormous coat I was talking about. It's no Triple Fat Goose, but it's pretty good. I wore it to walk around in Valley Forge and Philly last weekend, when the insane coldness began.


Yeah, yeah, I noticed that the deep freeze began just after my OH NO GLOBAL WARMING post. Don't be a smart alec.





Here, through the haze of my frozen breath, are today's playlists:

Log for first half of February 8th, 2007 show

Log for second half of February 8th, 2007 show

Greetings

Greetings. After taking last week off, I'll be back on the air tomorrow morning for my show. I'm really looking forward to it, as the new Bikeride CD is waiting for me when I get there. It promises to be a good morning.

Tonight, however, will be devoted to sitting on my sofa and blasting myself with my space heater. It is, officially, Cozy Stay-at-Home Wednesday tonight. Enjoy!

Climate Changes (Way to Go, Bi-peds)

Nice going, Humans. You can't blame THIS one on flatulent cows... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (comprised of governmental officials and scientists from 113 countries), rising global temperatures (otherwise known as Global Warming) are happening because of, wait for it, people. The report also predicts that future climate change will be a result of this human influence. In 100 years, if folks don't change their warming ways, we could radically change our weather for the worse. Earth would have a much different climate at the end of the 21st century than at the beginning (with thermal expansion of the oceans, melting glaciers, and a plague of tiny, vicious monkeys). Here is a link to the Panel's report. It is in pdf format, so don't get scared when Adobe comes a callin' after you click the link.

Here is a link to NPR's Steve Inskeep's brief report on the subject.

Remember when you were a kid (assuming you were born in the early eighties or before) and Halloween was cold? Remember snow days? The mid-atlantic area has been getting balmier every winter. It's creepy. How much of your behavior are you willing to change to help out Earth and keep yourself from being boiled alive in February? Maybe you should lower the amount of greenhouse gases you emit. Turn down your thermostat. Drive a fuel-efficient car. Plant a tree. Walk or take public transportation when you can. I plan to contribute by living in the dark and never, ever breaking wind again. Conservation is fun, kids! HOP TO IT!

P.S. The above cow picture pleased me to death and I wanted to email Tyler Larson to ask his permission before I used it, but could not find his email address. Here is his site, though, and I hope he's cool with his picture being on my blog.

P.P.S. Many thanks to Mark, who covered my show for me yesterday while I did important things. I'll be on the air next week, folks.