What my morning looked like

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Chai adds an extra challenge to my practice time.


Sequoia Leaves

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Today we continue with the photos from our trip to San Francisco in May. These are the leaves of a Coast Redwood in Muir Woods.

A different crop of this photo has been my desktop background since shortly after the trip.


Information is Beautiful

Information is Beautiful may very well be my new favorite blog.

Muir Woods Light

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I’m playing catch-up with photos from our trip to San Francisco in May. This is one I took on our hike in Muir Woods. The light was gorgeous but it has been pretty challenging to eke anything out of the photos.


How American Health Care Killed My Father

How does a nation that might close down a business for a single illness from a suspicious hamburger tolerate the carnage inflicted by our hospitals?

How American Health Care Killed My Father – The Atlantic

How indeed.

Happy birthday to me

Weber 22-1/2 Inch One-Touch Gold Charcoal Grill

Just ordered a Weber 22-1/2inch grill, side table, cover and chimney starter. Thanks to Amazon and the fine people who contributed gift certificates we’ll be grilling by Wednesday.


Cantaloupe Sorbet

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Recipe according to Alton.

Delicious.

Update: After a few hours in the freezer this is essentially cantaloupe-flavored snow.


and the winner is…

In the category of “Most uses of the word East in a single sentence”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution:

The body was seen on the eastbound tracks of the East-West rail line, east of the East Lake station, MARTA assistant police Chief Joseph Dorsey said Thursday night.

the obvious question…

Considering that this woman is “fairly young”, lives with her parents, and already has six children what the fuck was she doing on fertility treatments?

NYT: Octuplets’ Mom Has 6 Other Children