Flying Dinosaurs!
Irradiated by Stingray
Ok, slightly bait-and-switchy, but it got your attention didn’t it? Our friend Stephen Bodio seems to have gone and gotten a new book out.
I have not read this tome yet myself, but I do intend a copy to go in the ever-expanding pile of matter I intend to read, despite said pile rapidly approaching a volume sufficient to collapse in on itself and begin a self-sustaining fusion reaction. The man knows of whence he speaks, and while raptors are not a niche most, if not all, of the readership here will never have more than passing contact with, how can you argue against the inherent coolness of working with an animal that is essentially a vector calculus engine attached to a propulsion unit and a bag of knives? They can be funny, too.
If you’re so inclined, you may find An Eternity of Eagles through a handy Amazon referral that will benefit two people a once with no additional cost to you. I’m looking forward to when ever I can mow through enough of the to-read backlog to get on this one.
October 9th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
We used to have the Tower of BABEL (Book Accumulation Beyond Expected Lifespan). Now we have Kindles, which allow fantastic expansion of intended reading material without all the pesky gravitational singularities. Still, the shelves buckle under the weight of dead-tree books that continue to walk into the house on a regular basis.
Mr. Bodio’s new work will look lovely next to the stuff we’ve gotten from the BirdChick.
October 22nd, 2012 at 4:12 am
I’ve been a lurker here for some time, but always enjoyed your posts…..but at the risk of sounding like a celeb fanboi, it makes me very happy that you know Stephen Bodio.
October 22nd, 2012 at 4:14 am
I’ve been a lurker here for some time, but always enjoyed your posts…..but at the risk of sounding like a celeb fanboi, it makes me very happy that you know Stephen Bodio.
I was a falconer in high school, and loved it very much, but life has since gotten away from it. I scheme on a regular basis to get back into it but have yet found a reasonable solution, to college/work/army AND falconry….while still occasionally getting laid.
In any case, Mr. Bodio’s book “A Rage for Falcons” was one of my earliest inspirations.