Archive for July 2009
sentimental old fool
SoMa by flickeruser niallkennedy Strangely, it was the anniversary of JFK Jr’s death that reminded me that it was ten years ago that I made a hasty move back to San Francisco — the second boing in three boings in which I’ve bounced from the Bay Area, to Ventura, to the Bay Area, and again…
Read Morequiltreport final: science quilt
The Science Quilt is done! If you’d like to read about the making process, from start to finish, you can hit the links at the bottom of the post. And there are lots of photos here. Recap: Last year, while working (as a civilian) in a university Chemical Engineering Department, I would pass a poster…
Read Morespace is the place
Photo courtesy of NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC) Hooray for the fortieth anniversary of the man on the moon. USA, USA, etc! (PS are you old enough to have been awoken by your parents so you could witness whatever latest space shot on TV? I am! I also remember distinctly focusing on the moon with…
Read Moreoh, god, i’m such a girl
Why the seemingly-sudden repopularity of assigning a female trait to stupid or wimpish behavior? Maybe just because I’m attuned to it that it seems, suddenly, everywhere. I know it’s nothing new, sadly. But really, must you? Must I? Typical scenario: man shows vulnerability, skittishness, emotion, or insecurity. Other man accuses him of having a vagina.…
Read Moredabble on
I feel like a bit of an tool to be mentioning her now, in the hope of receiving a prize, but seriously, Dot’s Dabbled website is rocking. I have added the site to the blogroll at right so that you can be sure to check her out! It’s all about “Experiments in Art, Craft &…
Read Morepeeking in!
Oops! Hi! Sorry, the summer is go-go-going. I kind of immersed myself in my new job situation from (literally) the second hour after I stepped off the plane from Seattle to this past Friday. Then the Fabulous Tamar from NYC has been visiting and, by the end of today, we will have completed the following…
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