The Wild Side

Let’s Hear It for the Bees
NY Times Online, Leon Kreitzman, April 28, 2009

You can set your watch by the openings and closings of certain flowers, but for real circadian synchronicity, it's the bees.

Lord Stanley's Cup: Round 2 Predictions

Ok, so I got 4/8 correct for my first round predictions. Here is what I think is to come:

Best Joke I've Heard in Awhile

Did you guys hear about that big fire on that golf course in Calgary? Flames everywhere.

Hahahahahaha, sigh.

The Revenge

I forgot about these photos:

Bully

LynnieC's revenge


Shaking our fists at Pense for fooling us into thinking we were almost to Regina.

You know you are burnt out when...

Blond Derek: "What day is the 30th?"
Janny: "We've gone through this already: Friday is Thursday."

Janny's Stanley Cup 2009 Prediction

Now let's see if I can make a better prediction that last year. This year I definitely watched more hockey and kept track of the stats of other teams because my fantasy hockey teams. I feel like my decision is much more informed than previous years but I'm not comfortable about my western picks.

The East:

My beloved Canadiens will not make it out of the first round. I adore them but this is reality folks. Boston has beaten them in every meeting this season. Montreal may win a couple games in the series but no more than 2.

Rangers just don't have the skill to beat the Capitals. Enough said.

Carolina is too inconsistent and doesn't have the goaltending to beat New Jersey. Carolina definitely has the ability to make it to the second round but unlikely to happen.

Philly versus Pittsburgh is definitely the series to watch. It will be close but ultimately Philly is the better all around team.

The West:
San Jose has had a play off work ethic all season. What the results of the other series are inconsequential because the Sharks are going all the way.

Chicago and Columbus are young and lack playoff experience.

Calgary is too inconsistent and has too many injuries right now.

Detroit has inconsistent goaltenders.

Vancouver will have an easy first round but lacks the tenacity to beat any of the teams that could make past the first round.

LynnieC, star of High School Musical 3

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

You are not helping your cause, Ma'am

Yesterday I heard Jorge Cham do his presentation on "The Power of Procrastination". If you read his comic regularly, you would know he travels all over the world speaking at different universities. Weirdest part of the talk:

Jorge Cham: "Any actuarial scientists here?"
Random humanities grad student: "Not on this coast"
Jorge Cham stands blankly in confusion for a long period of time.

Fact: Bee are our friends

Creating a Bee-friendly Garden - David Suzuki's April Nature Challenge

We’ve all heard about the mysterious global disappearance of honeybees. Other bee species are also declining, mainly because of habitat loss. You can make a big difference just by creating a bee-friendly space in your garden. (And it’s not hard – bees are easy to please!)

Why should I create a welcome place for bees?
* All creatures that eat plants (including humans!) depend on pollinators.
* 3/4 of the foods we eat – fruits, nuts, vegetables, and herbs – need pollinators to reproduce.
* Creating hospitable homes for beneficial insects in your garden means they are less likely to move into your house.
* You’ll triple the yield of fruit and veggies in your garden – no more lumpy strawberries or shrunken squash!
* Even what seems like a small contribution – just a tiny flower pot or patch – can provide valuable pollinator habitat.