Skip's Rambling

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

SURPRISE!!! Same time as last year! I'm gone for two weeks. No posts no music. Oh MY! If you are desperate for a music fix check out Doctor Mooney's blog. He's always good for a few interesting tunes and info. Until then, see you in APRIL when the winter might finally be over.

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Another share of one of my MP3s. I set up a new one once a week and give you seven days to check it out. After that it will be gone and replaced by a new selection. Please don't link to this. Just click on the link and save it. Until I can make some money and buy some, if you get the message BANDWIDTH exceeded, just try again tomorrow. For this week:

The Cranberries
"Ode To My Family"
or you can try here too!

It's St. Patrick's Day so I had to find an Irish group. The Cranberries fit the bill just right. Here is a single called "Ode To My Family" released in 1995 from an album called "No Need To Argue". Also it's on the "Best OF" album called "Stars 1992-2002". Hope you enjoy this one and..........
Happy March 17th

Have a great March 17th

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Friday, March 14, 2008

This is an example of how much we can learn from other species.

CNN.com: “A dolphin swam up to two distressed whales that appeared headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand and guided them to safety, witnesses said Wednesday.

The actions of the bottlenose dolphin — named Moko by residents who said it spends much of its time swimming playfully with humans at the beach — amazed would-be rescuers and an expert who said they were evidence of the species’ friendly nature.

The two pygmy sperm whales, a mother and her calf, were found stranded on Mahia Beach, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) northeast of the capital of Wellington, on Monday morning, said Conservation Department worker Malcolm Smith.

Rescuers worked for more than one hour to get the whales back into the water, only to see them strand themselves four times on a sandbar slightly out to sea. It looked likely the whales would have to be euthanized to prevent them suffering a prolonged death, Smith said.

‘They kept getting disorientated and stranding again,’ said Smith, who was among the rescuers. ‘They obviously couldn’t find their way back past (the sandbar) to the sea.’

Along came Moko, who approached the whales and led them 200 meters (yards) along the beach and through a channel out to the open sea.”