What Brian is Reading and DoingTumblr (3.0; @brbread)http://brbread.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f430f085383ecbe6f89cd22943f61cbe/tumblr_mmslffLqj51r4zr2vo2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/50600187901" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">headlikeanorange</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A western screech owl (<a href="http://vimeo.com/65529773" target="_blank">Tara Tanaka</a>)</p></blockquote>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/50625397834http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/50625397834Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:27 -0700owl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4623440672b11f38144113ad6dbed4a/tumblr_mme87xju871qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Golden Valley Brewery tasting arch. Red Hills Pils and Dundee Porter were the surprise "I like it" entries on the 'heavier' side of the arch. Dinner was tasty, too.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb708176033920d1325e2f2497d86526/tumblr_mme87xju871qc9ggvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Good breakfast at the Lobenhaus B&B.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4560686378c0707f620e2beaa4d4246e/tumblr_mme87xju871qc9ggvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Big wine tasting event at the AnneAmie winery. For a fixed entrance fee you could taste from 30 different wineries, some of which don't have tasting rooms, and enjoy free food from several different a<br/><br/> <p>Nice weekend getaway to the Carlton area.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49794728158http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49794728158Mon, 06 May 2013 13:14:21 -0700beerwinefood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9d882fd3e771cfc1a05405340d06e1c/tumblr_mmcropfhA91qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Raven's brown collar streaks starting to come in.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/713f479ab05ea0cf19312e1185d08707/tumblr_mmcropfhA91qc9ggvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Can we come in?<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ea3868c4ae02203f99564b005a46fa78/tumblr_mmcropfhA91qc9ggvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Have you got a feather out of place, there, Raven?<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9503b81dddc587e9c26242920f71ee39/tumblr_mmcropfhA91qc9ggvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Raven's molts tended to leave her really scruffy, and sometimes she seemed quite uncomfortable.<br/><br/> <p>Raven photos that apparently did not get uploaded with the previous post.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49737255868http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49737255868Sun, 05 May 2013 18:19:37 -0700chicken<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f301b3ce966c9e4dd405b27319265358/tumblr_mmcriwv2EP1qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1>Raven Chicken</h1> <p>March 2009 - May 2013</p> <p>We are back to four chickens again — two from our original set of four, and our two new chicks.</p> <p>Raven had been suffering from what seemed to be some type of respiratory or heart issue for a couple of months, and diarrhea that she just couldn’t shake. We weren’t able to “doctor” her as much as we wanted to because we had new chicks to deal with as well.</p> <p>She was a bit of a bully, and could also be a bit of a whiner, but we will miss her nonetheless.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49736964119http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49736964119Sun, 05 May 2013 18:16:07 -0700chicken<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ddlrGkeOzsI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lake Peigneur salt mine collapse, a wild engineering disaster.</p> <p>Via <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/04/24/lake-peigneur-salt-mine-collap.html" title="Desk thread" target="_blank">BoingBoing</a>.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49311237943http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49311237943Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:07:28 -0700mineoil drillingengineeringaccident<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tqIcLrUOD28?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Balloon dinosaur at half scale by Airagami — cool!</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49052313541http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/49052313541Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:19:05 -0700balloondinosaursculptureartmuseum<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f539578ed0364065f6b4f613a9e760ff/tumblr_mlvlppCdkf1qat9xfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://climateadaptation.tumblr.com/post/48956962076/motherjones-why-your-supermarket-only-sells-5" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">climateadaptation</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/48946531675/why-your-supermarket-only-sells-5-kinds-of-apples" target="_blank">motherjones</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/heritage-apples-john-bunker-maine" target="_blank">Why Your Supermarket Only Sells 5 Kinds of Apples</a></p> <p>Meet John Bunker. He wants to bring back the thousands of apple varieties that made American great.</p> </blockquote> <p>Great article. <strong>Click through!</strong> Here in Western Mass., I enjoy dozens of apple varieties. Fresh, cider, pies, cider, and turnovers forever! (also cider)</p></blockquote> <p>Interesting article about apples in history.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48986031166http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48986031166Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:08:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11e9662ab95a075140e4a934c5c0be78/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9b068242a0ffbc4218b338be5446ec3/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19bf4b0eaa853f35e7c3179b8dc94c1f/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6d017fe4a423eb4f0a3a066745959df/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c98c678779e26ec0174d97a8951d52b/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5a234d6e63451ecc50a29ef3685d481/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e40160daf2a8ffd30be2891583c0869a/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/24dbd84cff17e6485517ab1923660cb6/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/052c69641ddcfe6187c07571f8f2ebf7/tumblr_mlp1htUzzS1qe5ugfo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>CNN Situation Room - it’s supposed to be news.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48794593908http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48794593908Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:17:43 -0700medianews<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brbread/48778233400/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_48778233400" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Aussie & Bridgette, about eight weeks old, playing in the kitchen on a rainy day.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48778233400http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48778233400Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:41:05 -0700chicken<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc57c2f93996d8b17b1d1489cb083598/tumblr_mlrnbiZJlt1qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After seeing these photos <a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2013/04/15/panorama-house-by-moon-hoon/" title="web page" target="_blank">here</a>, I really want to build a new house, so I can have a slide and excellent book shelves.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48777967225http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48777967225Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:35:42 -0700architecturebookshelfstairslide<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5035d72e7fdf483f8af74c0a03ce081/tumblr_mlqt5ejKIt1qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Other project from tax weekend - a bigger cage for the chicks, since they were outgrowing their cardboard box.</p> <p>Some unused shelves from some wire rack shelving make it bright and airy.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48754609369http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48754609369Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:44:02 -0700chickencage<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62709769" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Interesting short video about potato chip manufacturing.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48310126344http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48310126344Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:53:28 -0700foodpotatochipvideo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/921a80ea8a8d6a1045421c0e4186efa5/tumblr_mlf0luLkGv1rlpicfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://georgetakei.tumblr.com/post/48217720659/from-team-takei-only-repost-if-you-get-it" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">georgetakei</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>From Team Takei. Only repost if you get it! </p></blockquote> <p>MMM-nami!</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48280960829http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48280960829Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:24:51 -0700humor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/efa857f42c492d02f308ecdd17aceb22/tumblr_mlbxh3K9Vo1qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our little chicks are the subject of a cute letter from a neighbor’s grandson:</p> <p>> Dear Ghama, > I wont to no how the bab chicks are doing. I wish I cudl feed them.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48098216997http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/48098216997Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:53:00 -0700chicksletterchicken<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07056ecad805353accfe8fe2bc3fefe7/tumblr_mkqk9d5qM61roznw0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://treehugger.tumblr.com/post/47109902166/c-kark-despite-spilling-tens-if-not-hundreds-of" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">treehugger</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em class="credit">© <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KARK4" target="_blank">KARK</a></em></p> <p><span>Despite</span><span> </span><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/energy-disasters/oil-spill-arkansas-exxon-pipeline-breaks-spilling-84000-gallons-dangerously-close-lake-conway.html" target="_blank">spilling tens, if not hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil and chemicals into an Arkansas neighborhood</a><span>, thanks to a loophole in a law from 1980, ExxonMobil will not be paying into a federal oil spill cleanup fund because the oil they spilled is not the right type of oil. It is a twisted example of the legal technicalities and lax regulations that all too often favor oil companies, but a coalition of environmental groups are working to close the loophole.</span></p> <p><span></span>via <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/exxon-wont-pay-cleanup-fund-because-arkansas-oil-spill-isnt-oil.html" target="_blank">Exxon won’t pay into cleanup fund because oil spilled in Arkansas isn’t “oil”</a></p></blockquote> <p>The best laws money can buy…</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/47135484602http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/47135484602Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:34:09 -0700corporate powerEnvironmentoiloil spill<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yoB0pM2VASg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lots of cornstarch in some water, and Dubstep — very cool, in a non-Newtonian way.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoB0pM2VASg" title="formal non-Newtonian experiment" target="_blank">This more scientific video</a> is also cool, but lacks the dub.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/47134909870http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/47134909870Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:27:11 -0700videonon-Newtonian fluiddubstep<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51e3668cbf9a2e2f5e2b7d846316a3e5/tumblr_mkl6hdAZ711qhn3smo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sunfoundation.tumblr.com/post/46859258207/a-new-map-of-the-u-s-created-by-how-our-dollar" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">sunfoundation</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681677/a-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move" title="A New Map Of The U.S., Created By How Our Dollar Bills Move" target="_blank">A New Map Of The U.S., Created By How Our Dollar Bills Move</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Using a site that tracks dollar bills, a theoretical physicist noticed that our state boundaries are rather arbitrary, but that money tends to stay within new, more realistic boundaries.</p> </blockquote></blockquote> <p>Interesting concept.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46962373552http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46962373552Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:03:29 -0700economymap<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/brbread/46822503412/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_46822503412" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Weeks one to four with our new chicks, Aussie & Bridgette.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46822503412http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46822503412Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:16:18 -0700chicken<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/684123cad400bdf828942ba1c3dcbc02/tumblr_mkaqlxY0W41rqgazso1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/137b09a95772ad9b999f5a7a1a908429/tumblr_mkaqlxY0W41rqgazso2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb0da85317edefa831459b09515ec3a3/tumblr_mkaqlxY0W41rqgazso5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f34f8e09a296cc23a0b25cc1f2fff3a/tumblr_mkaqlxY0W41rqgazso3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d1e4bf05947506b185a03de7e73a5c0b/tumblr_mkaqlxY0W41rqgazso4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Too much cuteness!</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46809494850http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46809494850Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:33:42 -0700chickenbunnydog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5fcab7729506419afe157dc10e22d951/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/184f16e48350a28afe31896661ca9af0/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4160c20c6ad7b00ccc9c7ade9876f41/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e881209125386c030f5e783a7579853/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/90ce0ee331f56cec59057889e3af2a8b/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7aedf73b785a8bb6b11cebbd0a0f3675/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a192bfeb7c1b261d522006339e2a9c0/tumblr_mkjw0hfGFC1qc9ggvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Getting older and feathering out — time to take some trips outside when the weather is nice.</p>http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46804064009http://brbread.tumblr.com/post/46804064009Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:29:05 -0700chicken