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Feeding the Maws of Doom

March 9, 2010
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It’s been three months since I set up my iTerrarium. I must be doing something right, because the Nepenthes alata has developed two fully-formed pitchers (front and rear in the photo), with a third (to the right) on the way.
I was advised by Paul Riddell, the iTerrarium’s creator and curator of the Texas Triffid [...]

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Presidential Panoramas

February 24, 2010
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Before my regular hiking companions moved away, I spent a lot of time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I documented some of the trips with photos, and when I acquired a new Canon digital Elph camera, I tested its panorama feature. I would take a photo, pan to the left or right, and [...]

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An Unexpected Endorsement

January 21, 2010
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I found this in Miles’s homework folder today:
My hero is: my very own dad.
This person is my hero because: he’s neat even though he’s 50 years old.
Two words that describe this person are: neat and cool.
One thing that this person does that I admire is: he gives me cool stuff.
One way I can be more [...]

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The Beginning of a Great Adventure

October 30, 2009
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Sixteen years ago today, Diane and I were married at Dwight Chapel at Yale University. After months of wrangling and planning a ceremony and reception that remained firmly in our control, the actual day itself was a blur, full of the little crises that define modern weddings. Fortunately, the events I do recall  have fixed [...]

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