Archive for August, 2008

Orienteering with cattle

August 27, 2008

I saw an article yesterday about cattle generally pointing north when they were grazing or resting.  I guess I never noticed any cows standing or laying down in a specific direction.  Anyway, I just thought the article was kind of funny.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2623809/Cows-point-north-thanks-to-in-built-compasses.html

I guess the saying is true…

August 25, 2008

So I bought a bike over the weekend and wasn’t really sure what to expect when I got on it.  I was pretty sure that I remembered how to ride.  It turns out that even though I hadn’t ridden a bike in probably 15 years or more, I got right on my new bike and [...]