Catching up by linking to a bunch of cool stuff I’ve been putting off.

Check this photo out, it’s pretty amazing. I read about big-wave surfer Garret McNamara in Susan Casey’s fine book, The Wave. At that time he had just surfed a wave higher than 75 feet. Hey, if you’re gonna go high, go high! (Hat tip: Ken Clark’s Accuweather blog)

Hope everyone’s revved up for this. Don’t know if we’ll see it here in Arizona, but at least the weather will be good for sky watching if we will.

I’ve heard of golf tournaments being delayed by fog, by rain, and by frost – we see that here every year during Phoenix Open week. But a kangaroo delay? That’s awesome!

And speaking of links about life on the Australian links, check this story out – now that’s one tough chick!

Considering that Calvin Coolidge is my all-time favorite President, can’t wait to read Amity Schlaes’ just-released biography on “Silent Cal”. If it’s anywhere near as good as her last book it ought to be great.

Watched the new James Bond flick, Skyfall, on Blu-ray the other night and it didn’t disappoint. Without giving too much of the plot away, it was interesting to see how the film gradually evolved to set in place a new set of characters that recall those of the early Bond films. And Daniel Craig makes a really great 007.

Interesting how this kind of news somehow filters out three months after a presidential election. I thought it was pretty clear that those people in Benghazi were left there to die, this is just another piece of the puzzle. Mark my words: sooner or later the truth will come out that the US was using the embassy to run guns or worse to some group of rebels in the region, and somewhere along the way the cover got blown. And everyone will be found to be involved. It’s gonna take some time, but the scandal that develops will be bigger than Watergate. Like I’ve said previously, at least with Watergate no one got killed.

Finally, a happy Valentine’s Day to my bride of 26+ years. My love goes out to Tracey who still puts up with me after all this time. 🙂