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Ginza Honeybee Project

The majestic bumble bee

Yesterday morning on the way to work, I heard a story on NPR about a problem Tokyo is having with crows. Apparently they're taking over. Even the mayor's pissed about it because one dive-bombed him while he was golfing, causing him to declare that crow pie will become Tokyo's favorite dish. Anyhow, there's a group in Tokyo called the Ginza Honeybee Project which the reporter visited in the story, and she said two amazing things:

1. These honeybees are so friendly toward humans that they'll let you pet them; and
2. These honeybees actually chase the crows away

For these two reasons, I am declaring publicly on this blog that I love bees. I love them, I don't care what anyone thinks. They make delicious honey, they have a striking jacket and the big fat bumble bees remind me of my cat. Listen: my brother is allergic to bee stings, and I still love them. Listen further: I got stung by a bee for the first time just last summer (a swarm of bumble bees had made a hive underneath my boyfriend's porch where we'd all hang out around dusk each day in the summer and these bees always got a little angry and stressed out at dusk) and sure, it hurt. But I learned a few things that day: 1. I am not allergic to bee stings and 2. I still like bees in spite of the fact that they sting. 

And while I'm at it

Pick up a Richard Brautigan book. Any of them. I think he's one of my very favorites, ever, and I can't believe I didn't know he existed until I was in my 20s. I don't even know how to describe his writing, but my absolute favorites of his are (in this order): The Abortion, In Watermelon Sugar, and The Hawkline Monster. But then again, they're all good. I even picked up the last book he wrote before he died. I didn't finish it, I couldn't really get into it, but someday I will, I promise you that.

Something to Read: Up and Down with the Rolling Stones

I read this book last spring and I find that it makes a great conversation piece at parties. At least if the people at the party are talking about the Rolling Stones. So now I’m recommending it to you! Also I like saying the title out loud. It’s one of my favorite sensational band biographies, right up there with The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman. The author of this book, Tony Sanchez, was a member of the Rolling Stones entourage. As a result, there are many incidents in the book where various members of the Rolling Stones smash a really expensive car into a wall and then taking off, leaving Tony Sanchez to sort it out. But mostly I liked the parts about Anita Pallenberg. True or not, it doesn’t matter to me. Anita Pallenberg is also the main reason to see the movie Barbarella. Your boyfriend will also enjoy watching Barbarella with you.

My Humps My Humps My Humps

I have a lot of plans for this blog for the upcoming year, including new team members coming on, fantastic discussion topics, showing things and so forth. There's a winter storm going on here in WI right now, so I'm putting up this picture I took last winter at the lake. Those are the lake's shapely humps. That photograph was taken with a Diana F+, a very fun, albeit expensive, camera to use. Enjoy and stayed tuned!

Etsy Shop Update

Did you know I have an Etsy shop? Well I do, and you should check it out here. Here's what's new in the shop:

Macrame earrings in grey

Macrame earrings in coral

Did you know that macrame dates back to the ancient Egyptians? Well, okay, Wikipedia says it was the Arabs, but my Sunset macrame book says it was the Egyptians. Either way. That's how you know it's good.

New Time, New Day

Oh what a world. In the past week, or even the past month, it's been non-stop parties. But now, the x-mas tree is out by the curb and there is a big pot of black bean soup cooking on the stove because tomorrow is the beginning of that horrible part of the year where there are no holidays or days off, no excuses to celebrate and the sun keeps going down each day before you're ready. But let's not fall in that winter time hold, let's keep each other out with constant dance parties and pots of soup.