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Monthly Archives: March 2009
A Toast to Women of Science and Technology
Today is Ada Lovelace day. I had no idea what that was yesterday. Really! Ironic, I know. Well as it turns out, Ada Lovelace is widely considered the ‘first programmer’ – and a virtual one at that – for her … Continue reading
Incidente en el Pescado de la Bahía de Banderas
Hola, mis interwebs amigos. I have a very sad tale to tell you. I like to call it the Incidente en el Pescado de la Bahía de Banderas, or The Fish Affair of la Bahía de Banderas. It also explains my … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor Adventuring, Personal, World Traveler
Tagged killing your food, mexico, snorkeling
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A Tale of Three Bamboo
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For some reason, even though that first line from A Tale of Two Cities resonated in my young brain so loudly, I just couldn’t get into that book. … Continue reading
Amalgamation: a story.
“I’m leaving.” “Hmm?”, I replied. “Where are you going?” I feigned obliviousness. It’s a defense mechanism built out of hope that I was quite adept at using. “No. I mean I’m leaving”, she said. When you walk into the surf … Continue reading
Posted in Creating Connections, Literary Pursuits, Personal
Tagged introspect, love, pain, relationships
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Duh, what’s up Doc? Duh…
I had a pet rabbit once. Rabbits are stupid. Yes, they’re cute and fuzzy and soft, but underneath the surface…they’re cute and fuzzy and soft. In other words, there’s just not a lot of synapses firing in there. I dunno, … Continue reading
Posted in Canine Frivolity, Portland
Tagged bugs bunny, doggie dash, frisbee, jessie, portland events, rabbits
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EPU: Lilacs.
I am the proud owner of lilacs, once again! See, I love lilacs. They’re the state flower of New Hampshire, so I spent quite a few years smelling them in the springtime growing up, and they served as a nice … Continue reading
Posted in The Eternal Project
Tagged backyard plantings, dune, lilacs, shai hulud, worms, wormsign
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Do you know what happens when you leave a fish too long in an elevator?
You don’t?? Well here’s a clue: Fish is biodegradable. That means it rots! Ah, the Jazz Butcher. Love that band. Seriously, though, do you know what happens when you leave a cell phone too long in a fish? Apparently nothing! … Continue reading
Posted in Geeky stuff, Just Plain Weird
Tagged cell phones, indiscriminant fish, jazz butcher references
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Gauntlet+Lint= Lintlet
Strange things happen on Twitter. Well, strange conversations at least. And even stranger, in my particular tweet stream, many of them seem to involve @StephStricklen. Yep, our very own KGW Live @ 7 anchor. She seems to attract strange conversations … Continue reading
Posted in Just Plain Weird
Tagged bugs bunny, dryer lint, Franz Liszt, Lindt chocolate, navel lint
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I said GOOD DAY SIR. GOOD DAY!
I don’t take offense easily AT ALL. Really. So when it does happen, I’m not sure how to deal with it. And I am offended. Boy howdy, am I ever. Actually angry, even, which feels very foreign to me of … Continue reading