Short takes

[magid]

Seasonal notes: the roses of Sharon are ending, and Monarch butterflies have been around for the last couple of weeks. Either there are more of them, or I'm paying more attention.

If someone's going for a run, one can say "Have a good (/nice) run."
Similarly, if walking, "Have a good walk."
For bikers, "Have a good ride."
What's the parallel construction for bladers?

I've always tended to plan exercise for after work, but it does set me up better for the day if I do something first thing in the morning (before breakfast), whether going to the gym, walking, or biking. Mostly it's walking, as long as it's of sufficient duration (the three miles to work is good enough).

Anyone have particular recommendations for (/against) particular coolers?

I am very lucky to have multiple friends with listening ears.

Comments

[rethought.livejournal.com]

Have a nice roll?

[magid.livejournal.com]

My first thought is "where's the bread basket?"

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

"Have a nice time blading"?

[magid.livejournal.com]

It works, but it's not a parallel construction, using the gerund.

PS

[magid.livejournal.com]

I don't know why my eyes keep transposing letters, but "have a nice time balding" is not likely to be a useful sentence in any situations... :-)

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

I too have noticed a jump in the Monarch count thisw year. We should ask urbpan about it. He knows stuff.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I don't know Urbpan; let me know when he answers?

More monarchs this year

[(Anonymous)]

Here in RI, monarch sightings are up, too. In Sunday's Providence Journal: http://www.projo.com/outdoors/environmentaljournal/projo_20060806_ejour6.1eebb02.html

"f you think you are seeing monarch butterflies wherever you go this year, you are not alone.
A recent survey by volunteers with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island found that the monarchs are much more common than they were last year.

The local society took part in the third annual North American Butterfly Association Butterfly Survey by conducting a one-day census.
Some 34 volunteers counted 1,094 butterflies representing 41 species.

By far the most common were monarchs.

A total of 149 were sighted during the one-day survey. Last year's survey found only three monarchs.

Harry Pavulaan, an entomologist who specializes in butterflies, said scientists are studying the unusual monarch activity.
"Usually they don't go so far north in spring," Pavulaan advised the Audubon Society. Normally, he said, they produce broods in the South, which send a few migrants north that can be seen in Rhode Island in the summers.

"These produce the big annual September brood that migrates back south," Pavulaan said. "We're seeing what appears to be a one-generation jump in abundance. What this means for the fall will be interesting to see. Either they will be superabundant, or predators and parasites will take a large toll on them and numbers will be back down to normal numbers or lower."

Re: More monarchs this year

[magid.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Now I'm curious; I wonder whether global warming will mean more butterflies more north. Which is probably not how it's supposed to be, but I'll take any silver (black and orange?) lining.