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- A Saturday Morning Quiz Thing November 15, 2025
- “Momentary masters of a fraction of a dot” November 14, 2025
- Something for Thursday November 13, 2025
- What about a very tall garden shed? November 12, 2025
- Tuesday Tones November 11, 2025
- “When the waves turn minutes to hours” November 10, 2025
- Here it comes! (A somewhat annual thought on snow and The 716) November 9, 2025
- It wasn’t me. I have an alibi. November 8, 2025
- A quick and random thought about Josh Allen November 7, 2025
- Something for Thursday November 6, 2025
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Farewell to a Tree
This post seems to be having a viral moment, and deservedly so. It’s an elegy for an old tree. People never had trouble finding our house. “It’s the one with the giant maple in front,” I’d say, “the one with … Continue reading
Two Hundred Thirty Nine
Happy birthday, America!
So much anger about love
A post about gay marriage, after the break…. So we’re over a week since the Supreme Court weighed in and made it legal nationwide for gays to marry, and the repercussions are still…repercussing. Some on the right are calling for … Continue reading
America got a little bit better today.
That is all.
Who cares, they all look alike anyway.
Syracuse had an Ironman triathlon thing the other day, and participants who completed the course were awarded this medal: Yup, they got that beautiful medal for completing a triathlon. In Syracuse. Because completing a triathlon is an accomplishment. In Syracuse. … Continue reading
Dispatches
Some stuff from recent days! :: A kinetic sculpture featuring eleven thousand marbles. This kind of thing delights me to ridiculous degrees. :: This blog is most certainly NOT SAFE FOR WORK, but it’s kind of interesting, if you’ve ever … Continue reading
The last, full measure of devotion
Know, all who see these lines, That this man, by his appetite for honor, By his steadfastness, By his love for his country, By his courage, Was one of the miracles of the God. — Guy Gavriel Kay “The Green … Continue reading
Something for Thursday: In remembrance of the Shoah
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Daughter has, this past week, watched Schindler’s List in school. I don’t know if this is because of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or if it’s a coincidence that their study of the WWII and the … Continue reading
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Pi Day Followup
It turns out that I’m far from the only person to use Pi Day as an impetus for a pie in the face, which is actually kind of nice to learn. I mean, I want to be weird, but not … Continue reading
Happy Pi Day!
Yes, today is Pi Day! I don’t usually do much to observe Pi Day, but this year’s is a special edition, since this is the only year in this century when the digits will line up so perfectly. And how … Continue reading



