http://observethebanana.com Observe The Banana - thoughts and observations of the world around me, and some fun gadgets too Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:24:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have just finished reading The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak Peter Maxwell, Professor of Supernatural Studies at Time University, takes a transport beam to another planet to try to investigate reports of a dragon, but he never arrives where he was going. Instead he is diverted to a strange ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/11/the-goblin-reservation-by-clifford-simak/ I have just finish reading The John Varley Reader by John Varley. This one took me a while to get through, through not fault of the book though. I have just been busy, and it contains so much. Having only recently discovered author John Varley, (through his excellent Red Thunder ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/05/the-varley-reader-by-john-varley/ Over at London Bananas they have a collected a surprisingly large collection of photos of banana peels spotted laying around the London cityscape. "I see them everywhere. They're languishing on doorsteps, hanging out in the middle of the road, dangling off street signs, peeking out of piles of garbage, reclining in ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/05/another-observer-of-bananas/ Banana phone spotted in Ann Arbor, MI by Flickr user stplast. Previous post: Banana Phone Video http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/05/banana-phone-spotted/ As of May 2008, Owners of the Nintendo Wii game console can now download free game demos to their Nintendo DS game system at home just like the Download Service available at some stores. The service is available as part of the new free Nintendo Channel on the Wii. ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/04/nintendo-wii-ds-download-service-games-list-august-2008/ I have returned from Airventure 2008. My feet are a bit sore, my skin is a bit tanned, and my head is swimming with more images of airplanes than it can hold. Even though I knew from last year that this was a huge event, I was re-amazed as I ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/08/02/back-from-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2008/ Tomorrow morning I depart for Oshkosh Wisconsin for that amazing airplane extravaganza known as Airventure. Put on by EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) the Airventure airshow is the premier non-military airplane enthusiast event of the year. Last year was my first year at Oshkosh at although I knew it was going ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/07/26/eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2008/ Apparently my message has reached the American public. It's a movement people! http://observethebanana.com/2008/07/19/banana-08/ As of May 2008, Owners of the Nintendo Wii game console can now download free game demos to their Nintendo DS game system at home just like the Download Service available at some stores. The service is available as part of the new free Nintendo Channel on the Wii. ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/07/01/nintendo-wii-ds-download-service-games-list-july-2008/ I have just finished reading The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov. This is the third book in his robot trilogy and is again a great combination of the science fiction and mystery genres. The main character, Elijah Baley, whom we got to know in the first two books is ... http://observethebanana.com/2008/06/28/the-robots-of-dawn-by-isaac-asimov/