passing along bits of the world, one passage at a time Tumblr (3.0; @bookowl)http://bookowl.tumblr.com/<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktsjqf9zqT1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>morning moon through crabapples (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/buckchristensen">buckchristensen</a>)</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/259974214http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/259974214Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:25:27 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktq54uLiON1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://beautyineverything.com/4134240268">Beauty in Everything - Photography</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/258368478http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/258368478Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:14:54 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktl8gjJVaJ1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Congrats, Joe!  You earned it.</p> <p><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/After-locking-up-of-AL-MVP-it-s-time-for-Twins-?urn=mlb,204346">After locking up of AL MVP, it’s time for Twins to lock up Mauer - Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254930888http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254930888Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:42 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkod4xB4y1qz4d0qo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/pz_vs_ham_w_words_tshirt-235971393447769014">PZ vs Ham w/ Words Shirts from Zazzle.com</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254510402http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254510402Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:24:40 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkn8vH5Iu1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html">National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009 - The Big Picture - Boston.com</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254489987http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254489987Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:31 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkn4uCkPg1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html">National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009 - The Big Picture - Boston.com</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254488055http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254488055Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:58:06 -0500“In the last three years alone, more than 9,400 of the nation’s 25,000 sewage systems — including those in major cities — have reported violating the law by dumping untreated or partly treated human waste, chemicals and other hazardous materials into rivers and lakes and elsewhere, according to data from state environmental agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23sewer.html?_r=1">Sewers at Capacity, Pollution Spills Into Waterways - Series - NYTimes.com</a></em>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254421229http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/254421229Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:35:13 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kth3a0Y2p21qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>photog 1 (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/35788882@N03">rods pix</a>)</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/252117188http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/252117188Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:56:23 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kth398vmEP1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Friday Fun Photo Shoot (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/don3rdse">Don3rdSE</a>)</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/252116812http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/252116812Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:55:55 -0500“I want to go to a party at Food TV superstar Guy Fieri’s house. I imagine pyramids of glistening pork ribs and snow shovels full of hush puppies. I dream of patiently standing in line by the pool waiting for margaritas to be blasted into my open mouth by a fire hose while AC/DC blares over the loudspeaker.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/in-defense-of-guy-fieri/">In Defense of Guy Fieri - Slashfood</a></em>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/251154070http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/251154070Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:27 -0500<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktf3z4oNYS1qz4d0qo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i><b>Make sure you look at Georgia.</b></i></p> <p><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/departments/senator-maps">Senators’ Draw Their Own States Freehand — National Geographic Magazine</a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/250955165http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/250955165Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:15 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yu4zMvE6FH4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yu4zMvE6FH4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>The Onion Video - Facebook, Twitter allow Parents to stalk kids better than ever!</b></p> <p>Hilarious!</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/250076082http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/250076082Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:47 -0500<a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/this_would_be_the_best_mental?utm_source=onion_rss_daily">This Would Be The Best Mental Hospital Ever If Elliott Gould Weren't Hiding In The Toilet | The Onion - America's Finest News Source</a>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/249800354http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/249800354Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0500“These guys took down a plane with box cutters. They used crude weapons to attack a far more sophisticated and effective fighting force. The most fearsome of them was captured at home, in his pajamas. It’s not like we’re putting Magneto on trial and need to keep him away from metal filings.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/11/khalid_sheikh_mohammed_is_not.html">Ezra Klein - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not the master of magnetism</a></em>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248705407http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248705407Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbk7q9kjm1qz4d0qo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.catsforgold.com/img/cfg.png"><a href="http://www.catsforgold.com">www.catsforgold.com</a></a></p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248702303http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248702303Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:16:37 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6686768&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6686768&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6686768&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light on Vimeo (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/6686768">Vimeo</a>)</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248536593http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248536593Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:42:02 -0500<a href="http://flavorwire.com/50952/10-best-books-for-girls-and-young-women">10 Best Books for Girls and Young Women</a>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248498888http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248498888Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:03 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktb7tlhuOA1qz4d0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Garden At Night (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/21655952@N07">DMIA JAYHAWK</a>)</p>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248495031http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/248495031Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:48:56 -0500<a href="http://www.mysterygoogle.com/">Mystery Google - You get what the person before you searched for.</a>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/247393507http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/247393507Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:23:19 -0500“To begin with, astronomers agree, there is nothing special about the Sun and galactic center aligning in the sky. It happens every December with no physical consequences beyond the overconsumption of eggnog. And anyway, the Sun and the galactic center will not exactly coincide even in 2012.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/science/17essay.html">Essay - Doomsday Isn’t Coming, NASA Says; At Least Not in 2012 - NYTimes.com</a></em>http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/247293084http://bookowl.tumblr.com/post/247293084Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:08:08 -0500