Tag: featured
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Virginia and beyond
Perhaps the best time to see the Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke, Virginia, is when there’s a full moon directly behind it. Kudzu taking over the highway sign in Charlottesville. I stopped by the Ridgeway Service Station on US 250 in Afton, Virginia, to get a tall glass of cool, refreshing Teem, but it appears…
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The Periodic Table of U.S. Presidents
Today is election day here in Indiana, and I thought it would be a good time to mention my Periodic Table of U.S. Presidents. Read about it here, or visit my CafePress store for T-shirts, hats, and other swag.
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Assorted animals
Some favorite photos of 2023. Three from the Abilene Zoo: Gloria, on her way to the vet’s: Lady, the black-tailed white cat who lives nearby: Hobbes, the friendly Virginia farm cat:
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Bugs!
I took a lot of pictures of bugs this year. Here are some of my favorites. First up is a lightning bug (or firefly, if you prefer) that was peeking into my kitchen window. A grasshopper on a front porch post: An ailanthus moth sharing a goldenrod patch with some colleagues. Bugs love goldenrod! A…
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Annular eclipse of October 14, 2023
I had never seen an annular solar eclipse before, so I went with my family to Midland, Texas, to see the eclipse the October 14, 2023. Midland was very close to the center line of the eclipse path, which meant that if the clouds stayed away (and thankfully they did) we should be able to…
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The big fire
Om April 11, 2023, a massive fire broke out at a recycling processing facility in Richmond, Indiana. It burned for several days before being brought under control. I happened to be out taking a walk shortly around the time the blaze started. As I crossed the US-40 bridge over the Whitewater River on my way…
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Slow Wave dreams
Artist Jesse Reklaw began drawing the comic Slow Wave in 1995, but it wasn’t until around a decade later that I first came across it. It was love at first sight. The strip’s central conceit – people send in descriptions of a dream they had and Reklaw illustrates them – appealed to my sense of…
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Back to the 80s is back!
Back to the 80s, our website dedicated to 80s pop music, is back online with a new post about our old WXUT radio show Lost in the 80s. Reminisce with us about old favorites from Dire Straits, Ray Parker Jr., The Police, and more. —The Back to the 80s Guys
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Math & numbers
I enjoy recreational mathematics, numbers, and logic puzzles. On this page you can find some of the mathematical curiosities I’ve found interesting.
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Critter Cam #2
Mama cat and her kittens eating and relaxing (daytime videos.) 3 minutes 55 seconds.
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