Seriously. One of my favorite blogs, Petistic, tips us off to scientific research around horse speak:
… Read the restA new database of horse talk and behaviour could help take the mystery out of a horse whisperer’s job, US researchers hope.
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island, and the University of Connecticut are compiling the database in an attempt to correlate nuances in horse whinnies with their differences stress levels.
One of the toilets in our apartment exploded on Sunday morning (the fresh water intake hose cracked), so Laura and I took a trip to Lowes to pick up a replacement. It was a beatiful, crisp day, and the Lowes parking lot, which is on Brooklyn’s Gowanus canal, was glowing.… Read the rest
They say that mobile phones are making pay phones irrelevant, resulting in an eventual, complete phase-out. This Verizon pay phone at the Pelham Bay number 6 subway station in New York is being phased out for other reasons…only in New York.… Read the rest
There are three certainties in life: birth, death and annoying subway disruptions by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Festered by the recent strike, the MTA’s unreliability and failure to communicate and alleviate disruptions is what may someday tempt me to leave New York.… Read the rest
I usually keep AttentionMax focused on marketing, media and those subject’s impact on life. But summer has arrived and it just feels good — good to get outside and away from this life-sucking computer. So far this Memorial Day Weekend, I planted my window boxes (here), enjoyed a BBQ with a long-time friend (here), took a quick stroll around Coney Island (here) and walk around Prospect Park (here).… Read the rest
