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I've been catching up on Breaking Bad, and this has me thinking about Prestige Television. (A term I find slightly amusing because it seems to mean, "tv that is actually good, possibly because they are on cable and have a budget big enough to hire quality talent.") Looking over Netflix's recommendations for me, I wonder if it thinks I'm a middle- ( Read more... ) -
Photos - Raab Park in late summer
After having a chocolate milkshake for breakfast (hey, Mom wanted to go to Jack In the Box) I decided I needed to do some walking. So I lugged the camera up to Raab Park at the top of the hill. There's a nature trail that winds it way through the woods up to the park, and I've been roaming it since I was a little kid. Nothing's changed much about ( Read more... ) -
Mom and R.D. Laing
I spent the evening practicing Spanish on Duolingo, and discussing it with my Mom. She's a whiz when it comes to grammar, and despite her frequently saying it's been 40 years, she remembers an awful lot. I appear to have hit upon a subject that bypasses most of the irrational pathways in Mom's head. (and I'm crap at grammar, so I learn stuff from ( Read more... ) -
Home
So I'm back at the parents' place, destined to be my home for the next three and a half weeks. Dad's going to Spain, to let himself get away from it all. I'm taking care of Mom and bills and whatnot. So look forward to lots of photos, because if there's one thing Mom likes, it's rides, and if there's one thing I like, it's rides to places I can ( Read more... ) -
The Geology Post! Grand Coulee Edition
Since one person liked the idea of a geology post, I made this long and rambly post laden with photos and links ( Read more... ) -
Photo update
First, a couple flowers from around the neighborhood in a quick attempt to stick to my goal of taking pictures every weekend, before said busy weekend ended.
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My adventure east of the mountains
So I've been needing to get out town. Desperately. Turns out, my attempt to do so was a near perfect success. I rented a car (a bright red Mazda 2, as it happens. No free upgrade this time, though the clerk did try to get me into an SUV) and headed to Eastern Washington. Not only did I need to get out of town, I needed to get into a totally ( Read more... ) -
Zoo
Some new critters at the zoo: lion cubs, sloth bear cubs, and small-toed otters. The sloth bear cubs were literally never still, but constantly chewing on logs, climbing trees, and wrestling. The otters are just freaking adorable. You can't tell how small they are, but they're about the size of a cat, and they squeak. There's more over on Flickr.
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First Day of Boating Season
Dad came over today, and we went out to Foster Island at the Arboretum to watch the boat parade. I used my telephoto lens, which isn't the greatest for this sort of thing, but I got some nice shots. It started with the rowing crews.
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