“Baby Driver”
“Peter Beter”
We now live in a world where the measurement of objects is measured by other objects which in turn are measured by other objects measured by other objects.
Spanning roughly 5,000 miles — about twice the width of the United States — the thick blanket of sargassum floats between the Gulf of Mexico and the shores of West Africa.
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Scientists say this bloom is one of the largest on record, stoking fears that seaweed invasions of beaches in the coming weeks and months could be particularly severe.
“It’s incredible,” said Brian LaPointe, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. “What we’re seeing in the satellite imagery does not bode well for a clean beach year.”
“Forbidden Bee Experiment”, now there’s a band name!
ugh! we’re in for a stinky, smelly summer down here.
upside is mahi-mahi love to hide and proliferate under those mats, so may be a good fishing season 
…critics praised him for humor that ‘‘was without a shred of racial rancor,’’ others criticized him for ‘‘defusing his blackness.’’
‘‘Funny is not a color,’’ Mr. Wilson responded. ‘‘Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.’’ He insisted that ‘‘my main point is to be funny; if I can slip a message in there, fine.’’
via NYT obit
Looks like there are even bigger mats elsewhere:
We want pics of you fishing on your boat!!!
Living vicariously.
ok. you asked.
from last thursday, fishing for mangrove snapper in Largo Sound.
this one counts for the Odd Stuff topic because… well, just look at it. obviously the dude’s bananas.
Hey look at it! There’s room for all of us!
Will it trap floating trash or be affected by hurricane season? I’m wondering where else it might wind up after a storm… 
A hula girl on the dashboard…yup, you’re the real deal!
If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today, you’d better go in disguise
