Of Costa Rica (A Poem)
Here’s a poem I wrote soon after arriving in Costa Rica.
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New Family Member: A Garage without Compromise
Posted on: 2 July 2016 /
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Four months ago, I continued my post-PhD annual tradition of buying a new car every February. Establishing and maintaining traditions has value, studies have shown. Anyway: It’s a 2015 Jeep Wrangler in Willys Wheeler trim (basically a less-extensive, less-expensive version of the serious-offroad Rubicon package). Came to me used, with 1,500 miles on it. The color is
Stuff from 2013 about Which I Never Posted
Posted on: 1 February 2014 /
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2013 wasn’t much of a blogging year. Trying to make up for it I guess. Or, just, I’m going through my all-day allergy shot desensitization process and what else am I going to do? Besides research, I mean. Always research. Posted a bunch of stuff about the ski trip to Tahoe in March already. Don’t
Stuff Bing Thinks Chinese People Say
Posted on: 2 January 2013 /
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These are things that Facebook friends of mine wrote on Facebook, but in Chinese, after said things were ran through Bing’s Chinese-English translator. A large Rose Tea less naughty horse eat hemp threatened to pad Pensol has big hands and all grabbed the hand of horses a little less chanting spanking ~~~ it ~~~ like
Pittsburgh Doesn’t Label Well
Posted on: 18 December 2011 /
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In case you were wondering. Sometimes I get the impression that this place is the capital of good enough is more than good enough. As evidence: Or maybe I just shop in the wrong stores. Other than that, everything here remains steady. Always steady. bkd
Safety Razor vs. Normal Razor: A Comparison (and Review Sort Of)
Posted on: 24 July 2011 /
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A few months ago I went to Target to buy blades for my Gilette Fusion electro-manual razor only to realize that an 8-pack cost $32. Holy carp: that’s ridiculous. I came home bladeless yet determined to find some way to get over on the man. Going to Amazon showed that blades could be had somewhat
Screen Shots Educate, Inform
Posted on: 23 July 2010 /
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Wanted to share these so I can go ahead and throw them away and clear up valuable hard drive space. Plus my special-order tiles are waiting for me at Home Depot right now and this way I can put off picking them up. These are Actual Screen Shots, captured in the wild on my laptop
BTW, I’m Not Posting Here Much During the Trip
Posted on: 17 July 2009 /
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But I’m posting a lot over at the other blog: 48stateroadtrip.com. Check me out there or on Facebook, I guess, where I brilliantly re-direct people back to the blog. bkd
Things I Will Not Miss About My Computer at Work
Posted on: 3 July 2009 /
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Mostly Windows- and Outlook-related. XP even, not Vista. “Restore active desktop” button appearing on my desktop, behind my icons, for no clear reason. Recurrent “valkyrie.dll” issues. Normal.dot preventing me from shutting down. 20 minutes from turning the computer on until being able to do something with it. Daily emails telling me my “mailbox is full”
Planes of Fame Air Show 2009: Old Planes in the 909
Posted on: 18 May 2009 /
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Went to the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino on Saturday. This was the best photo I got: Took 300 photos, most of which were awful. I blame the haze. And the number of people that were there. And my unwillingness to go stand in front of all the people for an unobstructed view.