Chandler H. Alan
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Hummingbirds Are Smart!I'll always remember how a hummingbird once let me know that the feeder was empty.
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Keeping Cool - What Makes a Better Fan?I once experienced a fan that mimicked what it's like to be outside being cooled by a real breeze. It was so much more pleasant than the mechanical precision of typical oscillating fans.
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My Favorite ABBA Songs that Aren't on 'ABBA Gold'For years, I only knew the ABBA hits that were played on American radio. Then I got the 'ABBA Gold' CD and thought that it pretty much covered all the music I needed to know by the group. How wrong I was - they have much more to offer than that!
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Purple Haze by the Kronos QuartetWhat is more powerful than the sound of a rock band? How about the sound of two violins, a viola, and a cello? I was amazed at how the Kronos Quartet performed Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.
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Watching Star Wars in OrderI wonder how many people have seen or will see the two Star Wars trilogies for the first time in the chronological order in which the stories take place, i.e. episodes I-III followed by episodes IV-VI.
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ABBA: The Beauty and the CutieThere is a reason ABBA continues to sell so many records - excellent music! Agnetha and Frida's strong vocals and complementary beauty took them over the top.
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Batting Leadoff: Rickey HendersonRickey Henderson not only makes the top of my list of all-time greatest lead-off hitters, but he starts in left field on my all-time team, ahead of Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Barry Bonds, and Carl Yastrzemski.
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My Uncle's Famous College RoommateBack when I was a young child, my uncle mentioned who his famous roommate at M.I.T. was - as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate the stature of this roommate and wish I could ask my uncle, who has since passed, more about it.
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A Giant BeeDuring a visit to the world-renowned Ruth Bancroft Garden, I saw a giant bee - at least the biggest one I had ever seen. It was about an inch in length and proportional in girth. -
Meeting R.E.M.It was back in college that I saw my first R.E.M. concert, in support of their album Lifes Rich Pageant. I won a campus radio contest to meet the band.
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Hummingbirds: Rufous and Allen'sI used to see at least a few rufous and Allen's each spring where I live, but now I don't anymore. They are gorgeous and I miss them. Where did they go?
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California Native Plants Are BeautifulEspecially here in California, the native plants are varied and quite beautiful. Some are striking, others are more subtle. And some even smell like mint gum (Yerba buena)!
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Gardening with Native Plants is Less WorkGardening with native plants is less labor intensive, especially if there is no lawn to take care of. Once a balance with beneficial insects is established, there is no spraying with pesticides involved (if you can accept a more natural look).
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Native Plants and the Living SoilHealthy soil is more than 'just dirt' - it is alive with organisms that are an integral part of life on Earth. Native plants work in concert with a healthy soil and natural rainfall.
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Native Plants Are Habitat-FriendlyDevelopment has eliminated much of our open spaces and therefore their habitats. So instead of landscaping with exotic plants, using native plants instead helps preserve the life processes that depend on them.
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Start Gardening with Native PlantsBring back the plants and the other living things that evolved with the environment we are now a part of; introducing change can bring about unforeseen consequences. Gardening with native plants is one of the simplest things we can do.
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No Grass is GreenerGoing green is an important topic nowadays, and one simple way to help the environment is to landscape without the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and supplemental water. In other words, less lawns and more native plants.