Recent Posts - page 30
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Packing for the Amazon – Epilogue
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about my attempt to pack very light. This was for my trip that included several days on a boat sailing around the Galapagos Islands with a group of 40 friends, sandwiched… Read More ›
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A Tail of Discovery
jeffwagg and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to his choice of “Space.” “Where are we going?” I asked my mother as she bundled us… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Chesapeake Boat Ride
, These are relatives of mine on the Chesapeake Bay. I rather gather this is casual clothing, though the men rather look like they are going to the office. The apple basket is just like the ones I grew up… Read More ›
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
The Short Version: What my version would have been: Your dad cut his hand last week, while working the yard. It became infected, and he’s been to the doctor twice. If it’s not better tomorrow, he may be admitted to… Read More ›
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Woods Hole Whimsical Town
My daughter was a graduate student at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod. It is a very interesting town, a summer residence for the very well to do and a year round residence for academics. Many students lived in the… Read More ›
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Being Saved, yet Drowning in Guilt
Recently a 43 year old man died after being paralyzed while saving the life of a 4 year old child who was drowning. The man, Michael Patterson, is rightly being claimed as a hero. But people often do not think… Read More ›
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One-Armed Blogging
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I had surgery on my CMC joint last week. It was an outpatient surgery, and I was out later that afternoon with my left hand wrist and elbow covered with a thickly padded… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! What I Do for a Living
Like most people, I have different circles of friends. Many of them I have met through professional contacts and are therefore in the same industry as me, but in the past few years, the bulk of my friends were met… Read More ›
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Live Free or Possibly Die, 4th of July!
My neighbor on Lake Franklin Pierce in Antrim NH likes to put on a backyard fireworks show for the entire lake. We aren’t talking sparklers. This is New Hampshire where terrorists are known to shop for bomb parts, and you… Read More ›
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Maryland Crabs, When I Would Supply Dinner for Free
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Happy Birthday to An Awesome Young Man
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Fine Dining in the Oilfield: The Pioneer Cafe
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#Hatch Green Chiles Are (Nearly) Here
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French Bread or French Toast for your Poodle (or other dog)
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Weird and Wonderful Summer Cocktails – Friday Fun
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Not a Good Day
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Visiting New Hampshire, and Gathering Wool
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Explaining the NSC, from a former staffer
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Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!
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Memorial Day in Europe
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Decorating and Gifting with POSTCARDS!
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The Gravy Train for Women in STEM
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Sex education….science vs. religion
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Where I Listen to Crazy Conspiracy Theory Show So You Don’t Have To
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I’m Going to TAM. I Hope You Are, Too.
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Canned Hams and Other Hobbies
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Flying After COVID-19
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A Day in the Life of an Engineering Director
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The People You Meet in the Library, Part 1
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