Let’s face it giant isopods are the shiznit, the bee’s knees, the bomb diggidy, and all that and a bag of potato chips. The giant…
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Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: To The Bitter End
to finish no matter what obstacles or cost 1867 Smyth Sailor’s Word-bk. pg. 103 A ship is ‘brought up to a bitter’ when the cable…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: To The Bitter EndObama reaches across the Argh-isle
“But as I said during the campaign, we can’t just talk to our friends. As hard as it is, we also have to talk to…
View More Obama reaches across the Argh-isleNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends
A little late and again from the spectacular website of Gary Martin. Definition: Hard-up – in a bad situation. Origin: The beams are the horizontal…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam endsAround the net…
Bloom carbon won’t sink Scientists studying the fate of carbon particles originating in Southern Ocean plankton blooms find that the carbon never reaches the deep…
View More Around the net…Artificial Owl
I just discovered this great blog that features abandoned man-made creations. Each post features a set of pictures and some history on the structure. By…
View More Artificial OwlNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Three Sheets to the Wind
From the spectacular website of Gary Martin. Meaning: Very drunk. [First] sheets aren’t sails, as landlubbers might expect, but ropes (or occasionally, chains). These are…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Three Sheets to the WindInteractive mosaic of the Gulf of Mexico
Have you ever seen an interactive mosaic? Its a very modern art form. Harte Research Institute’s (HRI) Dixie Smith made this very image of South…
View More Interactive mosaic of the Gulf of MexicoNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Let The Cat Out of the Bag
In the Royal Navy the punishment prescribed for most serious crimes was flogging. This was administered by the Bosun’s Mate using a whip called a…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Let The Cat Out of the BagNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Shiver Me Timbers
Again from Gary’s website, Phrase Finder An oath, expressing annoyance or surprise. Robert Louis Stevenson used shiver my timbers several times in the original 1883…
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