Review: Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees

Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees by Thor Hanson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There were so many interesting things I learned in this book. Bees are fascinating. I was surprised to learn that farmers in Touchet Washington use Alkali bees to pollinate alfalfa and that that provide a place for those bees to live.
Another one of that things I enjoyed learning about was the Hadza. I was surprised to learn that at 15% of the Hadza's calories come from Honey.
I also liked learning about bee Anatomy. I never thought that their antenna could do so many things. If I remember right they smell, and do a few more things.
The above is only a few things I liked about the book. I wish I could remember everything I read in a book that I like but, I can't. Defiantly a good book to read if you like reading about bees.



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baseBallMe: A song about baseBall from OatmealBreakfast

I thought why not write a song about baseball. So Baseball me is the result. After a hard week of work on the song I am here to present it to the world of probably 3 people. Its a small world. A very small world who reads my blog. I don't know if my songs are getting better. I do know that I still enjoy composing songs. I hope every song is better than the last song. If they are not at least I tried to write and compose a better song each time. This is OatmealBreakfast saying good morning. I hope someone enjoys the song.

Review: Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History

Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History by Thomas Rid
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was not sure what cybernetic meant before I started reading this book. i thought it was about turning man into a machine. I think that states when I thought before reading this book. I had heard about Herbert wiener I read the hardcover edition. The two chapters I liked the most were chapter 5. organism and chapter 8.war. My favorite thing about chapter eight was the description of moonlight maze. And My favorite thing about thing about chapter 5 was the description of Ralph Mashed work at GE.

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kiteFlying: OatmealBreakfasts latest song

I liked thinking about flying kites. So I decided to wrote about flying kites. What else can I saw. I hope one day to build my own kites and fly them. That sounds like a fun hobby. It had been years since I have flown a kite. I have probably not flown a kite since I was about 10 years old. I don't think that when I flew kites I spent much time flying them but, I do remember flying kites. I hope to learn some moves for for kites if there are moves. Maybe I could enter flying competitions. That sounds like fun. Anyway enjoy the song if anyone listens to it. Good morning from OatmealBreakfast. until next time.

Review: The Worm Farmer's Handbook: Mid- To Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions

The Worm Farmer's Handbook: Mid- To Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions by Rhonda Sherman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a book. I was familiar with worm farming before I read this book but, had no idea what I would need to do to start a at least medium sized worm farming business. I think this is a very through book about warm farming. i enjoyed reading chapter in the book. I particularly liked reading the profiles of worm farms at the end of the book. I thought the resource section at the end of the book was good. I think this is the book to read if you want to start a medium sized to big worm farm. There is so much interesting information in the book.

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jobQuest: Its a song that is for sure.

Is it fun to listen to. You be the judge. I am not unbiased. I think its the best song I have ever composed but, that is not saying much. I wish it were saying a lot but, its not. I hope if anyone ever listen to the song that they enjoy it. I am sure that the song is titled wrong. It some have been thinking about what job a person might want or the things you want in a good job. No, I don't think those are it. But, anyway I could have titled the song differently. As I think I said above I hope that if anyone listen to the song that they enjoy it. This is oatmealBreakfast saying good morning.

Review: Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math

Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math by Daniel Tammet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I thought the book was decent. My favorite part when he talked about a tribe in south America. If I remember right the tried does not care able the past or future. And they can't even draw. I also liked where the author talk about his mother.

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Review: Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them

Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them by Paige Embry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked the color pictures of bees. What surprised my is that there is not a lot of information about what all of the species north American eat or life. I had assumed that we knew everything there was to know about bees. The book also made me think about bees other than Honey bees and bumble bees. When I hear the word bee I think of honey bees.
I was surprised to learn that bumble bees are used to pollinate tomatoes in commercial greenhouses. I was also surprised to learn that there are cleptoparasitic bees who go into the hives of other bees and lay their eggs.
I enjoyed reading this book. I learned things I did not know.

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questions: By OatmealBreakfast

I wrote the lyrics for the song a long time ago in my notebook. I do have a lot of questions about what to do with my life. OR what do I find important. I hope if anyone ever listens to the song that they enjoy the song. I know I enjoyed making the song. I figure if I make songs long enough and try to learn as much about music as I want to that someday my songs will get good enough that people will want to spend some of their time listening to OatmealBreakfast songs. Until next week this is OatmealBreakfast.

Review: Twitch for Dummies

Twitch for Dummies by Tee Morris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Before reading this book I had heard of twitch and been to the twitch website. I had no idea how to stream on twitch. Now after reading the book I know how to stream on twitch. One of the interesting things I learned it that twitch is not just for video games.
I set up a twitch account and set up nightbot for the chat. It was fun. I also followed some twitch accounts. What I have to do is stream because I don't have anything to stream with. But, someday I hope to stream on twitch. I thought do I really want to stream on twitch. But, it sounds exciting. How many people could I get to watch my twitch. Would I find anything to talk about. Can I stream for at least 3 hours? Would I run out of things to say?
This book goes into everything I ever wanted to know about streaming on twitch, How long should the stream be, the pros and cons of types of video games to stream, how to set up your xbox, playstaion, or computer to stream, how to set up your twitch account and more. I liked the book.
One of my favorite twitch accounts from the book is skFroi who codes and speaks Spanish on his stream.

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Review: Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life

Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life by Sara Bliss
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading everyone of the profiles of the people in this book. My favorites where the former movie studio head who moved now helps children in Cambodia and Ben smith who went from commercial fisherman to ocean farmer. The cover of the book is also nice.

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thumbTack: Oatmealbreakfast song

Last week I wondered what the subject of my latest song was going to be. I thought of a thumb tack and thought to myself that that sounds interesting so I got to typing. It took me a week of easy work until the song got finished. I hope someone likes the result. Until next week this is OatmealBreakfast.

hideAndSeek: Another lackluster song from oatmealBreakfast

I wish people said that our songs are so bad they are good. But, no one says anything about our songs. I suppose silence is better than nothing. Wait silence about our songs means people said nothing. SO anyway I thought hide and seek would be a good subject for a song so I wrote that song. Its so fun writing musics. Its a shame that I am the only one who listens to the song. Then again I don't want people wasting several minutes of their lives listening to OatmealBreakfast songs. They have better things to do with their time. I hope. Until next time this is OatmealBreakfast saying good morning.

Review: American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A.

American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. by Willie Robertson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

My favorite chapter we the chapter about George Washington and Robert Morris. It was exciting to read. I also liked the appendix with all the quotes. It was fun to read about all the entrepreneurs. I enjoyed reading the book.

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