Garbage and Recycling in Sri Lanka
About a month ago, we received notice that garbage pickup was changing. We now had to separate out our compostables…
Neem Oil and Papaya Mealy Bug
Yesterday, on our way back from grocery shopping, we stopped at an Ayurvedic doctor’s office to pick up some beeswax…
Help Needed Identifying Plant Pests & Problems
We don’t have a very large plot of land, so don’t have a very large garden, but we do maximize…
Purple-Faced Langur Monkeys at Play
I finally got around to asking what kind of monkeys these were, and Fahim told me that our friend Sona…
The Lizard Walk. And The Bird. But Mostly The Lizard Walk.
It started at 3:04:35 pm and continued until 3:08:52 pm and will be indelibly imprinted on our brains until the…
More Neighborhood Monkey Activity
It’s true, monkeys amuse me. As long as they don’t fling poo at or near me, that is. 😉 But…
Attack! of the Sand Creatures!!!
Every now and then, when I walk around the house outside, I’ll see all sorts of conical pits in the…
Neighorhood Monkeys in Sri Lanka
For your information, these photos were taken with the purple-faced leaf monkeys (or purple-faced langurs) around 60-100' away from me…
Sub-Marine Cables Cut – Internet Slow?
Does it feel like your Internet is slow? Depending on where in the world you are, it could be because…
Humans prevented super ice-age?
It hardly seems possible, does it, given all we’re hearing now about global warming, except that what I’ve been learning…
Potentially useful software
AdesClrPicker – capture colour codes from anywhere on your screen. Extremely useful for those times you find the perfect colour…
German Restaurant
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, October 2004. By Laurie Ashton When I was five or six, my sister and…
La Rambla Restaurante
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, September 2004 By Laurie Ashton As I put the mouthful of sweet, creamy pudding…
Zanziba Restaurant
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, August 2004. By Laurie Ashton Zanziba is another recent addition to Sri Lanka –…
Island Animal Farm
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, August 2004. By Laurie Ashton Immediately upon arriving in Sri Lanka, I went to…
The Mango Tree Restaurant+Lounge+Bar
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, July 2004. By Laurie Ashton The Mango Tree Restaurant is a recent and welcome…
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, May 2004. By Laurie Ashton After walking through the gate at Sakura Japanese Restaurant,…
A Taste of Culture Shock
Published in Travel Sri Lanka magazine, May 2004. By Laurie Ashton Shortly after arriving in Sri Lanka from Canada, my…
First-ever photographs of extrasolar planets
You can read about it at SFSignal. Astronomers captured images of three planets around one star (infared picture) and a…
Mind Control!
I’ve got one nitpick with the article. Or, at any rate, one right now. We’ll see if I find more….
Write or Die?
<i><a href=”http://writeordie.com/” target=”_blank”>Write or Die</a></i> is a software application that could be useful to you if you’re a. a writer…
Fahim Farook inspired by Douglas Adams
Or <a href=”http://mrsgiggles.com/pod/index.html” target=”_blank”>so the review goes</a>… Disclaimer: <a href=”http://farook.org” target=”_blank”>Fahim Farook</a> is my husband and I love to poke…
Bionic Eyes
It’s called Bionic Eyes, but really, it doesn’t seem to me at all the same as the bionic eyes that…
Converting pages to posts, or vice versa, in WordPress
There’s a handy dandy little plugin for WordPress that can convert pages to posts, or posts to pages, and retain…
Twitter, Twittering, and Tweets
<a href=”https://twitter.com/LMAshton” target=”_blank”>I’m twittering now</a>. Have been for a while. It’s kinda fun and interesting. 🙂 <a href=”http://twitter.com” target=”_blank”>Twittering</a>, for…