Walked up-marathon from mile 24 (St. Mary's) to mile 19 or so (Newton). Marathons are strange events. Charmingly good natured. People in agony run past, and you encourage them. We gave up shortly after the first mohawk, the first lobster, and the first Elvis impersonator. Don't like them starting the elite women first, because it takes away the context of how amazingly fast they are, 24th, 25th, 26th overall, but presumably the motorcades for the leaders are there for a reason, and would be unwieldy. Elegant demonstations of bell curves, marathons.
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09:25:48 PM,
Monday 17 April 2006
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Greenpeace co-founder embraces nuclear power. This increases my faith in the green movement somewhat, that it may outgrow it's knee-jerk directionless conservative impulses. Not enough to counteract my disillusionment over the opposition to the cape wind farm, though. Mass Audubon isn't getting any more money out of me (but I'll keep the tote bag. It's a good tote bag) I understand opposing nuclear power. I disagree, but its a reasonable mistake to make. Opposing Cape Wind is either sheer NIMBYism (RFK Jr.) or inexcusable myopia, and I say this as someone particularly fond of long tailed ducks.
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08:39:00 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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Many Maple Flowers
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08:02:27 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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One Maple Flower
I think it's a Norway Maple.
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08:01:38 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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The greening of the Tree
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08:00:03 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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Sewer Grate
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07:58:41 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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Dogwood
Cycled into Boston today, down the Esplanade. Littered with Dogwoods. This is a different dogwood.
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07:57:28 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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Shure
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07:54:24 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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Oatmeal Scones
Maple Pecan Oatmeal scones aren't translucent, so the 8:30am sunbeam isn't as effective.
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07:52:32 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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A hadlebar mounted digital camera sometimes seems like a good idea, and sometimes seems like a very round-about way of destroying a camera.
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06:58:45 PM,
Sunday 16 April 2006
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So, I started acquiring Wodehouse books to the number of 17, before discovering that Penguin seems to have no interest in doing a uniform edition, and, not only that, but their printed on absolute rubbish, they're yellowing already. So I may have to switch to the overlook hardcover editions at 3 times the price, if I want to have any hope of uniformity in the future, but I'd be paying that anyway to get used out of print paperbacks. I mean, Heavy Weather is only available with a photo, a photo, of a pink pig on the cover. The Empress, as every child knows, is black. Unconscionable. But hardcover wodehouse seems profoundly wrong. such is life.
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07:29:51 PM,
Saturday 15 April 2006
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Turtle Brownies
From the latest cooks illustrated. Homemade caramel is a glorious thing.
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06:09:46 PM,
Wednesday 12 April 2006
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