Updates
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I like plants. I was a plant ecology graduate student. I memorized their names, collected their seeds, learn how botanists classify their variety, and I grew and planted some in field experiments. I have worked as a volunteer to rid a nature preserve of invasive weeds (ongoing, neverending work), and I enjoy playing in my
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The absolute highlight of our visit to Indianapolis was spending time with Dave’s aunt Barbara. She is funny, insightful, and a joy to be around. She’s also an accomplished musician, and she just let me know she’s got some concert footage on YouTube. This is my favorite clip from the set: “Tip the Canoe”.
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I’ve been noticing the birds. Maybe they’re returning from the woods (robins) or returning from the south (hawks). Or maybe I’m just more tuned into the sky. Sandhill Crane Sense of Motion, originally uploaded by Fort Photo. We drove to Indianapolis Friday evening, and then back on Sunday. On Friday evening there were thunderstorms forecast,
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My friend Andy is going to laugh at me. He’s the kind of guy who collects the names of things, so he was a great help when I was in grad school and wondered about the name of, say, any plant, insect, or rock near at hand. We used to work together, and so we’d
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We dusted off the grill and had the first BBQ of 2008 last night. Bahamian grilled chicked from the The Barbecue! Bible. Tasty. Not quite weather for dinner outside, but getting there. Almost time to break out the outdoor table from the garage. I noticed all the neighbors out in their yards yesterday, picking up
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This week is the Internet User Experience conference, a conference spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s web site user experience. I attended the conference last year and gained a lot from listening to my colleagues in other usability, web design, and human factors companies locally and globally. I was grateful for the things I learned