Recent Posts - page 35
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Who let the dogs out?
Hillsborough New Hampshire is where I saw the DGYLIMO. I was first attracted as I didn’t know you could get a truck with that big a cab. Then I noticed the beautiful dog. Then I noticed the beautiful dogs. Turns… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flicks! Shoe Shopping in Istanbul
One of the fun things about traveling in foreign places is looking in the markets. Investigating other cultures through their art, food, and markets can usually tell you more about a place than what they’ve stuffed into their museums. Related… Read More ›
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At the Volcano’s Edge
After my group’s trip to the equator outside of Quito last month, we ascended the Pululahua Volcano for lunch. The volcano’s name means “Cloud of Water” in the local Quichua language, and indeed, the crater is part of a cloudforest,… Read More ›
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Hint, it never worked well at all….
Long before computers, there were typewriters. Typewriters that did not come with spell checker or backspace keys that would instantly wipe out mistakes. What to do? Well, a variety of really quite bad products and items were invented to deal… Read More ›
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Near the Middle of the World
One month ago, I was traipsing around the equator, at its highest elevation on earth, just outside Quito, Ecuador. This country was breathtakingly beautiful, whether we were gazing up the Andes, strolling across lava fields and avoiding giant tortoises in… Read More ›
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Edgar Allen Poe’s Baltimore
My daughter Aynsley and I recently went to visit my mother for a few days. She lives in Ellicott City Maryland. My daughter had only a few requests, and one was to see the Edgar Allen Poe house and grave… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Not-Nassau Bahamas
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Saturdays in Central Park
Central Park. People all over the world know the name. Tourists stop there each year to see Strawberry Fields, the Wollman Rink, the Great Lawn, the Carousel, the Zoo, and many other things, but Central Park is much more than… Read More ›
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“Puppy, puppy, puppy” or how to get a dog
Probably the most beloved member of our family is our dog Dingo. He doesn’t look much like a Dingo, in fact he doesn’t look much like a dog at all. He sometimes looks a lot like an Ewok, when he… Read More ›
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Scenes from Quito
My big adventure trip has come and gone. Along with 38 of my closest friends and companions, I went to Quito, the Galapagos Islands, Quito, Coca, the Napo River Amazon rainforest, Coca, and Quito. This wonderful trip was put together… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Family ›
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Maryland Crabs, When I Would Supply Dinner for Free
September 21, 2014
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Happy Birthday to An Awesome Young Man
August 26, 2014
Food ›
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Fine Dining in the Oilfield: The Pioneer Cafe
February 1, 2017
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#Hatch Green Chiles Are (Nearly) Here
August 16, 2016
Friday Fun ›
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French Bread or French Toast for your Poodle (or other dog)
September 5, 2014
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Weird and Wonderful Summer Cocktails – Friday Fun
August 15, 2014
Friends ›
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Not a Good Day
September 23, 2015
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Visiting New Hampshire, and Gathering Wool
December 29, 2014
General Stuff! ›
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Explaining the NSC, from a former staffer
January 30, 2017
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Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!
November 24, 2014
History ›
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Memorial Day in Europe
May 29, 2017
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Decorating and Gifting with POSTCARDS!
January 16, 2016
Science ›
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The Gravy Train for Women in STEM
November 3, 2021
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Sex education….science vs. religion
January 27, 2015
Skeptic ›
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Where I Listen to Crazy Conspiracy Theory Show So You Don’t Have To
October 18, 2015
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I’m Going to TAM. I Hope You Are, Too.
May 14, 2015
Travel ›
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Canned Hams and Other Hobbies
July 16, 2021
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Flying After COVID-19
May 25, 2020
Work and Jobs ›
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A Day in the Life of an Engineering Director
February 5, 2015
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The People You Meet in the Library, Part 1
September 29, 2014
