Comments for OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com Where the eclectic meets the electric Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Fog and the Flock by Seb http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/fog-and-the-flock/#comment-12142 Seb Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:18:59 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1035#comment-12142 Wow! Beautiful shots of those geese taking off! Wow! Beautiful shots of those geese taking off!

]]> Comment on Scorched Flora & Snatched Fauna by anhinga http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/scorched-flora-snatched-fauna/#comment-12141 anhinga Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:32 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1011#comment-12141 I hope your little tree lives. It appears to be doing fine. Your wife has the name I have always heard, sucker. I think it is called that because it sucks nutrients that could be used to make stronger branches further up. So the park service probably did lop them off--but for a good reason. I hope your little tree lives. It appears to be doing fine. Your wife has the name I have always heard, sucker. I think it is called that because it sucks nutrients that could be used to make stronger branches further up. So the park service probably did lop them off–but for a good reason.

]]> Comment on Unvoluntarily “Green” Commuting by anhinga http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/unvoluntarily-green-commuting/#comment-12140 anhinga Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-12140 I hope that guy on the ferry gets a raise. :-) I did think of you when I heard about the bridge. If only we had the public transportation in Orlando that some places have. We've been holding our breath for years waiting for commuter train plus speed rail to Tampa. Politics keep getting in the way. I hope that guy on the ferry gets a raise. :-)
I did think of you when I heard about the bridge. If only we had the public transportation in Orlando that some places have. We’ve been holding our breath for years waiting for commuter train plus speed rail to Tampa. Politics keep getting in the way.

]]> Comment on Obviously confused, sometimes sunk by anhinga http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/obviously-confused-sometimes-sunk/#comment-12139 anhinga Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:19:35 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-12139 I know exactly what you mean about WordPress. It think it is a terrific blog site, but those guys up there have so much fun tinkering with things they forget we aren't all geeks out here. I guess I'll try harder to pay attention to those little headlines they post. They just might affect me. I know exactly what you mean about WordPress. It think it is a terrific blog site, but those guys up there have so much fun tinkering with things they forget we aren’t all geeks out here. I guess I’ll try harder to pay attention to those little headlines they post. They just might affect me.

]]> Comment on Scorched Flora & Snatched Fauna by OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/scorched-flora-snatched-fauna/#comment-12138 OmbudsBen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:24:02 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1011#comment-12138 We are! Even for each other! Imagine what it's like being a canid species that has evolved as our companions. We are! Even for each other! Imagine what it’s like being a canid species that has evolved as our companions.

]]> Comment on Unvoluntarily “Green” Commuting by OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/unvoluntarily-green-commuting/#comment-12137 OmbudsBen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:30 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-12137 Woo, you're right. The boats do have an added edge to them, and a sense of being out in the elements. Of course, it can be overdone--don't know if you ever saw this one: http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2006/12/28/welcome-to-mr-toads-ride/ Robin, probably the closest ferries to you would be the ones on the Great Lakes, right? I know there are ferries from Michigan to Wisconsin. Woo, you’re right. The boats do have an added edge to them, and a sense of being out in the elements. Of course, it can be overdone–don’t know if you ever saw this one:

http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2006/12/28/welcome-to-mr-toads-ride/

Robin, probably the closest ferries to you would be the ones on the Great Lakes, right? I know there are ferries from Michigan to Wisconsin.

]]> Comment on Unvoluntarily “Green” Commuting by Robin http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/unvoluntarily-green-commuting/#comment-12136 Robin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:13 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-12136 I would gladly use public transportation to get around if such a thing existed in the area where I live. And I'd never pass up the opportunity to ride a ferry. I would gladly use public transportation to get around if such a thing existed in the area where I live. And I’d never pass up the opportunity to ride a ferry.

]]> Comment on Unvoluntarily “Green” Commuting by woo http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/unvoluntarily-green-commuting/#comment-12135 woo Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:50:34 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-12135 I love the ferries here in Sydney. I only have a 15 min walk to work, but i use the ferries whenever possible to get anywhere else. I think its the very slight element of adventure and being a little closer to the actual elements that I like. I love the ferries here in Sydney. I only have a 15 min walk to work, but i use the ferries whenever possible to get anywhere else. I think its the very slight element of adventure and being a little closer to the actual elements that I like.

]]> Comment on A Big Blow by OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/a-big-blow/#comment-12134 OmbudsBen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:30 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=999#comment-12134 <strong>Trucie-woo</strong>: No, he <em>likes</em> tart, hard, unripe fruit. <em>Chilled.</em> He cannot get fruit unripe enough for him at the market. <strong>Julian</strong>, your scrapes sound far closer than ours was. <strong>Robin</strong>, & <strong>J</strong>, it <em>was </em>a mess, and I do feel a bit bad that it dented our neighbor's shed. In a pie or cobbler, I do like the pears--Robin, you could do worse than to plant a pear tree. <strong>yB</strong>, what a cool idea! If I had more yard, I'd give it a try. At this point, opening up some room is more the goal. And I'm also looking at the rest of that tree and wondering if it is time for us to take some more of it down. Trucie-woo: No, he likes tart, hard, unripe fruit. Chilled. He cannot get fruit unripe enough for him at the market.

Julian, your scrapes sound far closer than ours was. Robin, & J, it was a mess, and I do feel a bit bad that it dented our neighbor’s shed. In a pie or cobbler, I do like the pears–Robin, you could do worse than to plant a pear tree.

yB, what a cool idea! If I had more yard, I’d give it a try. At this point, opening up some room is more the goal.

And I’m also looking at the rest of that tree and wondering if it is time for us to take some more of it down.

]]> Comment on Scorched Flora & Snatched Fauna by woo http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/scorched-flora-snatched-fauna/#comment-12131 woo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:06:08 +0000 http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/?p=1011#comment-12131 Ah, poor Edie. We bipedal apes are so baffling sometimes. Ah, poor Edie. We bipedal apes are so baffling sometimes.

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