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Blog Hiatus

By On February 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Life, Update

I usually disappear for several weeks and then have an apologetic post about how things have been busy blah blah blah. But not this time. The next six weeks will probably be the busiest ever in my life, so I am declaring a blog pause! I’ll be back in April with all sorts of excitement. [...]

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RIP Whitney

By On February 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Life, Music

Whitney Houston is one of those exceptionally talented people who you hoped would find her way. Her death is such a tragedy.

Of course I listened to her as a kid. I remember a DJ in Pittsburgh who thought I Will Always Love You was the most brilliantly performed song ever, and he played it [...]

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Adventures in Falconry!

By On February 6, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Life, Update

A couple of months ago, I posted about visiting a friend who builds physical worlds — John raises poison dart frogs, homing pigeons, and a bog of carnivorous plants. He also has a peregrine falcon named Luz. On Saturday, he invited us up for an afternoon visit. On the agenda: [...]

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