Beyond The Blog

Old posts from mailing lists, usenet, and my website before I started using scripts and backend software to manage the content and eventually realized I was blogging, plus posts from any time that I’ve transferred here from other services (Instagram, Facebook, etc.).

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Well, that was interesting. I was taking an afternoon walk by Kiwanis Park when I heard a big cracking, ripping noise. Looked over, and a big branch had fallen off one of the trees, right near the picnic shelter. Startled a small family, too…lucky they weren’t any closer! Emailed the #Ellensburg Parks Dept. to let them know…doing my good deed for the day!

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Taken on my way to lunch today, on one of the bridges over the “Ganges” — the local nickname for the irrigation canal that runs through campus; so named because, well, it runs through a lot of livestock fields, and you really don’t want to swim in it. (I don’t actually know how bad it really is, and it doesn’t look filthy, but I’ve seen science classes sampling the water from time to time, so someone must know if the water’s actually bad or if that’s just local urban legend.) (230/366)

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What was conceived as a “flopped on the bed” shot turned into a “oh wow this made my forehead look gigantic” shot. Amusement overrode vanity, and here we are. (229/366)

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Scheduling conflicts meant I got to walk home today…in 95° heat. Ugh. This is the kind of experience that “builds character”, right? (228/366)

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Highlighting my #tattoo (just the one…so far…). Yin/Yang made up of joined smiley faces. Good or bad, light or dark, there’s always something to smile about, some humor to be found, some way to get through. (227/366)