We have a few new residents around our house.  And when I say around, I mean outside. First off, it appears that the mourning dove has hatched her eggs.  We never saw the eggs themselves, but now that there are chicks, the mama is off the nest getting food somewhat often.  I got a couple … Read more

We discovered recently that we have a tenant staying in our garage.  Actually, it’s not technically in the garage, but in the rain gutter on the outside of the garage.  Specifically, a mourning dove has built her nest there, in the end opposite the downspout.  From the driveway, you can just make out the head … Read more

A couple of weeks ago, we went to see a special screening of the film Sleep Dealer.  It’s a political science-fiction film, dealing with a (very?) near-future time when the U.S.-Mexico border is completely closed physically, but workers in Mexico are able to connect their minds to a network and control robots to do work … Read more