tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72846524586066973922024-03-12T23:29:56.564-05:00michael rupertall work and no play makes jack a dull bastardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-45838270139748712822009-01-30T13:13:00.002-05:002009-01-30T13:16:00.240-05:00Do Not Be AlarmedOnce again, this site and everything here moved to a new <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/">home</a>. Please <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/">click</a> once more and update your bookmarks and feed. I promise you'll feel good about it.<br /><br />New home:<br /><a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/">http://www.mhaze.net/blog/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-69854243600732337632007-07-02T13:08:00.000-05:002007-07-02T13:15:30.723-05:00THIS BLOG IS NO MORE. IT HAS CEASED TO BESort of. It actually <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/">moved here</a>. Update your RSS. This is the last transmission.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-85789793506086357732007-06-27T15:01:00.000-05:002007-06-27T15:06:57.407-05:00OOPS! I moved!<span style="font-weight:bold;">I've moved the blog.</span> The new address is: <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/">www.mhaze.net/blog</a> The new feed is: <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/?feed=rss2">http://www.mhaze.net/blog/?feed=rss2</a>. If you're subscribed to this blog you need to <a href="http://www.mhaze.net/blog/?feed=rss2">subscribe again</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-79517122495734288572007-06-27T08:18:00.001-05:002007-06-27T08:18:08.776-05:00Where's that pizza already?<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/639228076/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1036/639228076_9f4d24fe5d.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/639228076/">Where's that pizza already?</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelrupert/">michael rupert</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Also, what's his name already? Yesterday I was close to calling him The Dude ala <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/">The Big Lebowski</a>. That would work much better if I also had a Walter and a Donny, and I'm not about to. Not to mention the rug I would need to tie his room together too. STFU Donny!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-65909823797432439882007-06-26T15:16:00.000-05:002007-06-26T15:19:12.803-05:00Action Cats vs Laser Cats<span style="font-weight:bold;">Action Cats</span><br /><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=689385571&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Laser Cats</span><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K3qUcPEIw2c"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K3qUcPEIw2c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-78123745985781286422007-06-26T08:20:00.001-05:002007-06-26T08:20:27.665-05:00Green Tree Frog<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/630320167/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/630320167_a0d639f8dd.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/630320167/">Green Tree Frog</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelrupert/">michael rupert</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-10491365489102671522007-06-25T09:12:00.000-05:002007-06-25T09:20:11.456-05:00Saturday was Caturday - LOL Etc.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/622746414/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/622746414_8c1f939a2b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Think of a name to go with this face" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/622746544/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/622746544_bd65954417.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="What's Up?" /></a><br /><br />Long story short, I got a kitten. I adopted him from the Orange County Animal Shelter this past Caturday. They called him Elvis. I'm not sure what I'll call him yet. He's a sport. More later...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-37384130111355410812007-06-22T08:08:00.000-05:002007-06-22T14:28:38.332-05:00Lions, Water Buffalo, Crocodiles - Battle RoyaleA battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa's Kruger National Park. It's an epic battle with an ending I never expected.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/04/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my.html">More wild animal video footage</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-52702449195103396332007-06-21T14:16:00.001-05:002007-06-21T14:20:03.010-05:00Dramatic Chipmunk - er Prarie DogThe sudden push in, dramatic music, and in ur face shot of this guy is being touted as the best 5 seconds of video on the internet by many blogs. I'll agree with that today.<br /><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1764124" quality="best" width="400" height="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-468079898908352442007-06-21T09:35:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:41:24.622-05:00You Stay Classy Something Mobile CompanyThis is a snippet from an email that went to all in our company regarding building rules. I have no idea what spawned this email, but lately nothing surprises me about this place and the people working here.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">In accordance with Exhibit D from each of your office Leases, “Tenant shall not cause or permit any improper noises in the Building, or allow any unpleasant odors to emanate from the Premises, or otherwise interfere with, injure or annoy in any way other tenants, or persons having business with them.” <br /><br />Please do not let anyone from your office conduct themselves in an unfit manner when outside your office. This includes riding scooters/skateboards through the corridors. Thanks for your help in this matter.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-69800047832235086892007-06-21T09:22:00.001-05:002007-06-21T09:23:55.882-05:00The real origin of Laugh-Out-Loud Cats<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/525323607/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/525323607_969f675f07.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/525323607/">The real origin of Laugh-Out-Loud Cats</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/apelad/">Ape Lad</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Who knew they were IN UR NEWZ PAPER HAS'N CHEESEBURGERS in the early 1900's. LOL</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-86621862730088520322007-06-21T09:13:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:19:18.842-05:00Apple iPhone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AewmD5gslLE/RnqIXXvwv_I/AAAAAAAAAC0/zOyq4DySk9o/s1600-h/Infographic-iPhone.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AewmD5gslLE/RnqIXXvwv_I/AAAAAAAAAC0/zOyq4DySk9o/s320/Infographic-iPhone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078521464906366962" /></a><br />This is the best Apple iPhone writeup I've read yet. Here are a few of my favorite bullets.<br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-style:italic;">Takes Polaroids</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-style:italic;">When moved from hand to ear, makes Lightsaber sound effects</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-style:italic;">Comes with an iPhone hat, so people know you own an iPhone during the brief periods you're not using it</span></li><br /></ul><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/apples_new_iphone">Link</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-76405456100277061462007-06-20T12:29:00.000-05:002007-06-20T12:31:42.415-05:00Microsoft Surface - Big Ass Table<a href="http://www.sarcasticgamer.com">SarcasticGamer.com</a> cracked me up with this parody of Microsoft's Surface commercial.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZrr7AZ9nCY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZrr7AZ9nCY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-21160726650543876692007-06-20T09:57:00.000-05:002007-06-20T10:00:35.654-05:00Obituary of the year<span style="font-style:italic;">Immendorff was discovered naked having his nipples licked by a retinue of seven young filles de joie, while 11 grams of cocaine lay ready for consumption on a Versace ashtray nearby.</span> With an obituary like that, how can you be remembered for anything else? Found via <a href="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2879391">Fark</a>. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/05/31/db3102.xml">Link</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-26476776453257686712007-06-20T08:18:00.001-05:002007-06-20T09:12:30.018-05:00No Hand King<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/575511321/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/575511321_a35e5f253a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/575511321/">No Hand King</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelrupert/">michael rupert</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> When I still worked downtown Raleigh, I would see this guy every morning on my way to work. We've since moved to another office. Traveling West on I-40, we spotted The King doing his thing. Hopefully I didn't interrupt an important call. Yep, he's even on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nohandking">myspace</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-58732934231148459622007-06-19T08:59:00.000-05:002007-06-19T09:02:54.715-05:00Hooray Beer!I like Red Stripe, it's beer! I also like their new commercials.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BfGkhhm4vXw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BfGkhhm4vXw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ue4LhLUp4CU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ue4LhLUp4CU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSG4_g69LuA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSG4_g69LuA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-15318162439586759512007-06-19T08:42:00.000-05:002007-06-19T08:46:43.062-05:00Embed a flickr slideshow on any page with 123FlickrWeb site 123Flickr lets you embed Flickr slideshows on any web page. <a href="http://www.123flickr.com">123flickr.com</a>. Found on <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com">Lifehacker.com</a>.<br /><br /><object classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0' width='470' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://123flickr.com/gallery.swf?username=michael rupert&number=60'><param name='quality' value='high'><embed src='http://123flickr.com/gallery.swf?username=michael rupert&number=60' quality='high' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='470' height='350'></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-90919751866758168192007-06-18T09:26:00.000-05:002007-06-18T09:34:55.072-05:00Americans In FranceMy friends Kent, Josh, and Cassey aka Americans In France played their third show Saturday night at <a href="http://www.caverntavern.com/">The Cave</a> in Chapel Hill NC. They don't have a website...yet. The place was packed and they rocked as usual. (My 1964 Gibson SG Jr. was on loan for a few songs - nice!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/564575366/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1266/564575366_56689784d2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P1020080" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/564563072/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1097/564563072_e8eea42e22.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P1020085" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/564563180/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1166/564563180_b429bbe1a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P1020104" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-35746141989564575542007-06-14T08:46:00.000-05:002007-06-14T16:28:57.692-05:00Alternate Sopranos EndingI watched the Sopranos on HBO and I was a little disappointed by the ending. I get it, but I didn't love it. I knew it would only be a matter of time before fans created alternat endings. I can't wait for more of these to show up. I love the music reference to the finale of The OC (by Imogen Heap) (no I've never watched The OC) which was lampooned by SNL in the following skit. I guess it's a comment on what a great TV series would be like with a mainstream pop ending. The cat was Adriana! Oh! Hear what I said? I said the cat was Adriana! Oh!<br /><br />Sopranos Alternate Ending<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KCMQRv3Naso"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KCMQRv3Naso" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's the SNL parody of The OC finale (find the original of that one yourself if you must):<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Hc8KG83M-4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Hc8KG83M-4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-71703541846125588842007-06-08T08:47:00.001-05:002007-06-08T08:50:57.264-05:00Mayaguana Mosaic<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/sets/72157600294085372/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/535985901_3b6d70a9f1.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/535985901/">Mayaguana 2007</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelrupert/">michael rupert</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> You can view the full set on flickr <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/sets/72157600294085372/">here</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-17655080027755035022007-06-07T08:39:00.000-05:002007-06-07T08:58:02.181-05:00Mayaguana 2007 - Betsy Bay: Graveyard flats<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525067740/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1040/525067740_1e93e84816.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Rainy Flats" /></a><br />We decided to return to Blackwood Point on our last day of fishing. The bonefish were all schooled up into one huge group and trying not to become breakfast for some large barracuda. They were not interested in eating. Rather, they were intent on not being eaten. Such is the life of a bonefish. To add insult to injury, the rain poured on us again and we decided to move to another flat.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525063726/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/525063726_a3b4c7dbb4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Betsy Bay Graveyard" /></a><br />We rolled the dice and decided to try Betsy Bay. Other than knowing where it was on the map, it was new to us. When we nearly drove into the graveyard, we knew it was time to start walking. Now we knew where Trevor's graveyard flat was.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525063704/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1025/525063704_b58e22bb6b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Graveyard Flat" /></a><br />We walked about six miles in bad weather and never saw bonefish. I could imagine fish being there when the tide is dead low maybe, but that wasn't the case.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525063666/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/525063666_66f49ac944.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Betsy Bay" /></a><br />Betsy Bay might not be great bonefishing, but it seemed to have potential for some good snorkeling - maybe next time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525063644/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1010/525063644_0150211dcd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Graveyard Flat" /></a><br />It wasn't the greatest day, but we did get to see the <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/06/mayaguana-2007-keeping-eye-on-cuba.html">missile tracking station</a>, more <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/06/mayaguana-2007-other-flats-suspects.html">ospreys</a>, and stopped at the <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/06/mayaguana-2007-other-fish.html">Northeast point</a> one last time. Tomorrow I'll wrap Mayaguana up and get back to the usual stuff. The worst thing about vacation is it ends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-7750837729337647232007-06-06T08:24:00.000-05:002007-06-06T14:44:04.195-05:00Mayaguana 2007 - Northeast Point<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525185261/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/525185261_7e8b3ba0ac.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Smoothest road on the island" /></a><br />On days that bonefishing was impossible or after the bonefish left the flats with the tide, we took a drive down this sandy road to the Northeast point.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525185193/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/239/525185193_e103d3488c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Anolis sagrei ordinalis" /></a><br />This brown anole was basking under the overcast sky and allowed me to get close enough for this photo before scurrying away.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525169549/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/525169549_b60801eb81.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Pirate's Well Point" /></a><br />The reef meets the island at the Northeast point, allowing access to the deep ocean from shore. You could see blue tang fish the size of dinner plates swimming beneath the swells around the coral, and there were other players.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525095310/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/525095310_b6f3fbe410.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Another Grouper" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525185189/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1070/525185189_297f0e6f65.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Grouper" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525095298/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/525095298_2474c2d5d7.jpg" width="500" height="236" alt="And Another Grouper" /></a><br />I tied a couple of these large green and white deceiver flies in between sips of Kalik the day before hoping to tempt some big barracuda. It proved to be a good grouper fly as well. One of them quickly took the fly and wedged itself in the rocks and coral. I was able to give it some slack line and fool it into thinking it was safe to come out again - landed! These were small and quickly released.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525185197/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/525185197_101e4509f5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Ain't I purdy?" /></a><br />My father caught this houndfish. It's like an oversized needlefish with blue lipstick.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525090022/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/525090022_ebc079eeda.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mr Jack" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525139761/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/525139761_c22840aed2.jpg" width="500" height="280" alt="Blue Streak" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525139739/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/239/525139739_24fc0c385a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Bar Jack" /></a><br />There were different types of jacks cruising the point as well. They took jigs and we kept a few of the larger ones by request for Trevor's dinner. The ones with the electric blue stripe are called bar jacks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/533143158/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/533143158_82b6369cd6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Nature's Live Well" /></a><br />The tidal pools made handy live wells to keep the fish fresh while we continued to fish.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525169469/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1072/525169469_403608d4c0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Pirate's Well Point" /></a><br />I'll definitely be exploring this water more the next time. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-56666135836398770792007-06-05T08:21:00.000-05:002007-06-05T08:34:38.550-05:00Mayaguana 2007 - Keeping an eye on Cuba Ospreys<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525139783/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/525139783_057ab9423f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Betsy Bay School and Nasa Techno" /></a><br />This used to be a missile tracking station built by NASA to monitor the situation in nearby Cuba during the sixties. It was abandoned in 1970 and is now home to a family of <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/06/mayaguana-2007-other-flats-suspects.html">Ospreys</a>. The yellow building in front is a school.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525139773/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1091/525139773_f633ec1bc2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Osprey Radar" /></a><br />This is located in the Betsy Bay settlement of Mayaguana. It is also near the graveyard flat that we visited on our last fishing day. Notice the weather in paradise...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-543971883435133742007-06-04T13:27:00.000-05:002007-06-04T14:30:11.958-05:00Mayaguana 2007 - Usual (flats) Suspects<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525090072/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1059/525090072_636904057c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Da-dum da-dum da-dum" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525164509/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1040/525164509_bb669f3ee4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Lemon Shark at my toes" /></a><br />There are other players on the flats. Lots of them, like these lemon sharks, are also <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/05/bonefishing-in-mayaguana-2007.html">hunting bonefish</a>. We were fortunate that they didn't swipe any of our hooked fish.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525095236/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/525095236_e4a4b971a1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Blackwood Point Ospreys" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525063676/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1023/525063676_e2017d5a72.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Graveyard Flat Osprey" /></a><br />Mayaguana has a healthy population of Ospreys. I'm sure bonefish isn't on their every day menu, but I'm sure they pluck them from the water every now and then. These were much more approachable than the ones I encounter <a href="http://michaelrupert.blogspot.com/2007/04/fishing-machine.html">kayaking on Jordan Lake</a> here in NC.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525076496/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1076/525076496_adefad7ac6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="The better to eat you with" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525076490/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1053/525076490_2effc20dc7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mr Teeth" /></a><br />You can't write about flats players without mentioning Barracuda. Meet Mr. Teeth. He would like to steal all or a neatly cut part (sometimes all but the head) of your bonefish. We were fortunate, and I caught several Barracuda after the bonefishing tide passed. They're great sport on a fly rod and take handsome photos.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525076468/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/525076468_c18614abda.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Been Baracuda'd" /></a><br />This is what's left of a Lefty's Deceiver after several barracuda thrashed it. They were still chasing it when it looked like this - voracious predators! Note the wire tippet. It is nearly impossible to catch them without it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284652458606697392.post-29584466730532211012007-06-04T10:01:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:07:48.711-05:00Mayaguana - Bahamas AirI finally got my luggage back late last night - nearly a week after returning. Here are a couple of photos of the Mayaguana Airstrip. Yes, that's it. I can't remember ever boarding a plane without security before. The best part about traveling with Bahamas Air was not crashing. That's all I can say for them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525107374/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/525107374_b7ee7957b8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mayaguana Airport" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrupert/525107390/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1174/525107390_f9431eb106.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mayaguana Airport Terminal" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0