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April 25, 2013

Incidentally, no new books have been posted to the sidebar as I am re-reading William Gibson’s Neuromancer after almost two decades. The first time around, I was fresh out of high school and well-traveled for my age, so the book spoke to the cosmopolitan idealist in me but was pretty opaque in terms of references [...]

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The Virgin Islands and Northern Ohio

April 23, 2013
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Places I’ve been in the last two weeks, that is. D and I were on the US and British Virgin Islands for 8 days. I highly recommend the island of St. John, with day trips to the other islands including Jost van Dyke, Anegada and Tortola, over St. Thomas. Vacation is supposed to look like [...]

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Accretionary Wedge 55: Geo Injuries

February 6, 2013
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It’s February 2013, which means it’s my turn to host the Accretionary Wedge! The Accretionary Wedge is a geology blog carnival that was started in August 2007. Editions will be monthly (roughly) and hosted on a different geoscience blog each time. The accident-prone person that I am, I chose the topic of Geo Injuries. Look [...]

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6000-Year-Old Texas

January 22, 2013

Alas, the horrible creationist Louisiana Science & Education Act (SB70) wasn’t repealed, but the Orleans Parish School Board doesn’t want anything to do with it. On December 18, 2012, the board voted unanimously  to prohibit the use of any textbooks that include revisionist history (as in Texas) or creationism, including intelligent design (ID). They also [...]

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Krewe du Vieux 2013

January 21, 2013
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The most exciting aspect of walking in New Orleans’s Krewe du Vieux parade every year is not dressing up, throwing goodies to miles and miles of crowd, the loudness, color and flash of everything or even ending the night jamming to the best bands in the city who gather together to play just for us. [...]

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Sick and Better

December 19, 2012
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Amazing. Two weeks to the day after losing my voice, it is back completely. On my way to the doctor, a friend told me not to bother as “it’s a 14-day thing that’s going around in the south” and will disappear on its own with rest and hydration. Who ever heard of a two-week virus? [...]

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November 27, 2012
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Love, love, love work but it has me pinned under a landslide of maps, volumes and other deliverables. Yes, I used the word “deliverable” on this blog, which should tell you something about my current state of mind. Before you think I’m turning droid, other upcoming products include chana masala (pictured above), pedas and apple [...]

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Luck Be A Lady Tonight

November 7, 2012
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The best representative I’ve ever had is now a United States senator. On Wisconsin. Congratulations, Deb Fischer, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin. Tweet

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