tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33992093967884569782024-03-18T20:30:53.619-07:00Bob's Misanthropic AdventuresBob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-12222825212475178262013-10-19T05:14:00.000-07:002013-10-19T05:14:07.902-07:00Viewing the Venus Transit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-74853362834281782492013-10-19T05:13:00.000-07:002013-10-19T05:13:01.202-07:00Dec 28th 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A juvenile Bald Eagle watches over his domain at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Maryland's eastern shore. Prints available here:<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-dark-knight-robert-geary.html">The Dark Knight</a><br />
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Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-8020412379491868722012-05-31T16:05:00.002-07:002012-05-31T16:07:33.373-07:00Three Silo Sunrise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdGLIG5BCvqlZcoqe5RhcPO7ecunEBpN0TWaE65WWjRnpEgBqzVUiaQAJPIl_FpFUIENmUj6JKjh7CXkApvzdkMa1Kc_kZ1u1aRTMndt0DokFNhofpOYkrGfuwK9SDD9OCdzsF9_zBdA/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdGLIG5BCvqlZcoqe5RhcPO7ecunEBpN0TWaE65WWjRnpEgBqzVUiaQAJPIl_FpFUIENmUj6JKjh7CXkApvzdkMa1Kc_kZ1u1aRTMndt0DokFNhofpOYkrGfuwK9SDD9OCdzsF9_zBdA/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748837798979339474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-13001447184574295062012-05-23T15:05:00.000-07:002012-05-23T15:05:27.047-07:00SSSnake - Eastern Rat Snake Scotophis alleghaniensis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-60-GpYrreJQGbnAIMkwVusG701hmzzeliql59cWBmtZNC2_eu2iWbpQO-XLLkmuj8yICxTB_lu8E7LAc7juKO0YI7Mk-3Jp_YT49F4Fs34Zotf-v2RFqD9_GMYizrUGNIL6jxUxO_g/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-60-GpYrreJQGbnAIMkwVusG701hmzzeliql59cWBmtZNC2_eu2iWbpQO-XLLkmuj8yICxTB_lu8E7LAc7juKO0YI7Mk-3Jp_YT49F4Fs34Zotf-v2RFqD9_GMYizrUGNIL6jxUxO_g/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This afternoon I was getting ready to sit down in the yard to take some bird pictures and this guy slithered up alongside me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-39233856497832635772012-05-23T13:25:00.000-07:002012-05-23T13:25:30.419-07:00Audrey Hepburn's Pet Deer - Mental Floss<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9Igxu7slZzn2VgAAU2MPw9FeKk7u3pkm0dajV3HfNbLkLo8VP9YTxnPvciCuP9Ef8fmnE6KFeYG_ZTw8aAWyaNXdlUCH2a_dRGggAekoAmVLOlLsxREqdUcOO09l804DIKt7xMT0rXM/s1600/052312_Ammo_AudreyHepburn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9Igxu7slZzn2VgAAU2MPw9FeKk7u3pkm0dajV3HfNbLkLo8VP9YTxnPvciCuP9Ef8fmnE6KFeYG_ZTw8aAWyaNXdlUCH2a_dRGggAekoAmVLOlLsxREqdUcOO09l804DIKt7xMT0rXM/s400/052312_Ammo_AudreyHepburn.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hepburn acquired the fawn when she was working on the 1959 film Green Mansions. Apparently, the animal trainer on set recommended that Hepburn take the deer home so that it would get better at following the actress around, and the deer and she soon got attached to one another.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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- Mark Twain</span></span></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-27843229996257947962012-05-10T18:21:00.001-07:002012-05-10T18:21:41.894-07:00The Genius of the Joy of Cooking<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpwwwmentalfl_aknml" height="286" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/kdbeoriuAHuiJghzDAmuHkwggvnBbvAhtEmqhEhwmjfaExexbajiiuoEamxf/media_httpwwwmentalfl_aknml.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="200" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/44133">mentalfloss.com</a></div> <p></p></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-55296938309885276932012-05-10T18:19:00.001-07:002012-05-10T18:19:46.464-07:00A One-Vehicle Presidential Motorcade<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/lrdnmAvzbqdqdnqoxtaxforovbsoElbCtJsJurkoicnutsIfduncdDlAlbtC/media_httpswsjnetpubl_atsfl.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpswsjnetpubl_atsfl" height="334" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/lrdnmAvzbqdqdnqoxtaxforovbsoElbCtJsJurkoicnutsIfduncdDlAlbtC/media_httpswsjnetpubl_atsfl.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124001787126331153.html">online.wsj.com</a></div> <p>Trooper Pulls Over the President.</p></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-88214378112194768242012-05-10T18:09:00.001-07:002012-05-10T18:09:11.565-07:00A Dog's Purpose<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/aaukvqGlowlagzyivfnzyvwzffzsbybtvtbxmljDzmeIAoFgyrcyiyqxHrgm/media_httppopurlscomg_IyjAF.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httppopurlscomg_iyjaf" height="375" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/aaukvqGlowlagzyivfnzyvwzffzsbybtvtbxmljDzmeIAoFgyrcyiyqxHrgm/media_httppopurlscomg_IyjAF.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://i.imgur.com/zhmrX.png">i.imgur.com</a></div> <p>Well Put.</p></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-86827004670784754712012-05-05T14:27:00.000-07:002012-05-05T14:27:29.103-07:00Richard Feynman answers "Why?"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/wMFPe-DwULM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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color: #eeeeee;">"<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">they cut their teeth on </span><cite style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Halo 2</cite><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> while we were playing </span><cite style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pac-Man"</cite></span></div></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-76267710057359412682012-04-28T15:16:00.001-07:002012-04-28T15:16:45.945-07:00Gordonton,North Carolina 1939<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/jwIyvEAFmvBozDwmveJsualpdbJsnywhdgvsAbfbIglowvDamojzjvDlAmAk/media_httppopurlscomg_xIbyl.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httppopurlscomg_xibyl" height="349" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bobgeary/jwIyvEAFmvBozDwmveJsualpdbJsnywhdgvsAbfbIglowvDamojzjvDlAmAk/media_httppopurlscomg_xIbyl.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://i.imgur.com/tIGnc.jpg">i.imgur.com</a></div> <p>Cool Picture...</p></div></div>Bob Gearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000231794672860188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399209396788456978.post-1775109569374036032012-04-28T15:14:00.000-07:002012-04-28T15:14:44.153-07:00Engineers of the Forest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipApuKfSxWUuiOs2H7u67K0tyZ3Nkb5-sacOvytPNy_I8SDWWJuUfmmMZ19dhrXPlezNPCDuq3AzZ1iZGBZIdk6_es8OQt4druaxFNAPaS94Mql3FfKgTlalS1XVX7kd8nlu60P_M8e2o/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipApuKfSxWUuiOs2H7u67K0tyZ3Nkb5-sacOvytPNy_I8SDWWJuUfmmMZ19dhrXPlezNPCDuq3AzZ1iZGBZIdk6_es8OQt4druaxFNAPaS94Mql3FfKgTlalS1XVX7kd8nlu60P_M8e2o/s400/056.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaver sign.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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