A couple of friends lost their mountain home in the Summit fire above Capitola few weeks ago. They had a barbecue this weekend on the site where their house used to be. Already the ruins are bulldozed, and the dust is ankle-deep. Some of the neighbors' houses are fine; the fire jumped about a bit, and left some green spots here and there. Though most of the forest looks dead, much of it looks like it died of heat from the ground fire - lots of brown leaves still cling to the live oaks. The bare trunks of the oaks and madronas are each encircled with burgeoning green shoots, between 6 and 10 inches high: lively roots, determined to get what daylight they can this summer.
The usually peaceful ridgelines echo with the sound of construction equipment. Apparently the insurance companies provide much better benefits for rebuilding than for buying elsewhere (not that folks would particularly want to - it's still beautiful up there, just kind of autumnal).
oops, didn't see that Sylvia had already mentioned the shadow thing.
Oh lawsy. Now he's thinking about taking it to video. Nekkid video.
Somehow it feels like the Mall Ninja phenomenon is linked to Mall Security Guard Terrorist Prevention Storytelling as described in the previous ML post (and not just because it seems that Aperture Science actually put in several years as a mall security guard). Something about the posture plus appliances/appurtenances: what story is he telling?
albatross@#34, wrt science fiction becoming reality: just found this quote on CNN of all places.
"Army Sgt. Shiloh Harris' doctors applied specially formulated powder to what's left of the finger in an effort to do for wounded soldiers what salamanders can do naturally: replace missing body parts.
If it sounds like science fiction, the lead surgeon agreed.
"It is. But science fiction eventually becomes true, doesn't it?" said Dr. Steven Wolf of Brooke Army Medical Center."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/26/regrowing.body.parts/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
This is so cool I just can't stand it, and find that I must delurk to add to the general rejoicing...
I love the way we send our hearts along with our robots: NASA titles one of the first images "Phoenix opens its eyes" and I immediately just want to hug it. And them.
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