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Wildlife geocaching
Today I went geocaching in a park in the southern suburbs. One of my friends planned to have her birthday party there so I arrived early to do some caching. While on the trail I had some miraculous encounters. First I watched a hummingbird do a 90° dive and crash into some weeds. When it tried to fly, it could not get lift and flew along the ground ( Read more... ) -
Memetime
pyrites_gold tagged me in a meme, so I thought I'd play along
1. When was the last time you ate or drank something you hadn't tried before, and what was it like?
Last Friday - I tried goat. It was savory and lean. I enjoyed it and will likely have it again.
2. Which book and film have you read and watched the most times?
Book: Class - A Guide Through the ( Read more... ) -
planes, trains, and buses
In January I went to Ann Arbor Michigan to see Einstein on the Beach. This is something I had been planning for nearly a year. As soon as tickets went on sale I bought mine then proceeded to make plans on how to get there. I decided to spend a couple days in Chicago to visit my parents and take the train between Chicago and Ann Arbor. This was far ( Read more... ) -
Purple Squirrel!
Despite the news report, I assure you that I am still in Minnesota, not in Pennsylvania. -
Squirrel!
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day everyone! My pockets are full of hazelnuts and I plan to appreciate every squirrel I see today, just like I do every day. -
Performances Attended in 2011
I saw a total of 264 performances in 2011 broken down as follows:
TheaterDanceOtherTotal
Fringe Shows4115056
Rest of Year1741222208
Totals2152722264
("other" includes opera, music cabarets, concerts, etc.)I saw shows in 79 different venues (82 when I include the Fringe and count Rarig and Augsburg as 1 each ( Read more... )