History is fascinating, and horrifying
I’m listening to the excellent Scene on Radio podcast by John Biewen, and the Seeing White series is fascinating.
Stopped up to the house to check on the renovation. Stepped out of truck, and heard a woodpecker, crows, and a hawk all at once.
Dropped some dough on a couple of used lenses at the local camera shop.
The things you learn during a home renovation: schluter, that shiny strip along the edge of the shower tile.
Something to consider for the Voices of Duke Health podcast, maybe: ‘An oasis of calm’: Quakers broadcast 30 minutes of silence
Morning walk on my land before work. Found this snake under an old tent.
This looks ominous.
Submitting some last receipts for 2017 health care reimbursement account. Pearl Jam and Israel Kamakawiwo’ole have made it bearable.
Dinner question to my children: What’s the best thing that happened to you this week? Each answered with what they’d done with friends this week. Very nice.
Made my annual batch of grenadine (pomegranate syrup) tonight. Recipe here and Clover Club cocktail essay (with mention of my syrup) by Michael Ruhlman here
Threatened: A Green-Haired Turtle That Can Breathe Through Its Genitals - The New York Times:
Take the green-haired turtle. It breathes through its genitals. Not all the time — but after a long time underwater, an alternative way to get oxygen really helps.
Reminding myself to use markdown in my posts. (Though hard because I’ve used Textile for 15 years.)
Kudos to my Duke colleague Steve Toback for his excellent video recaps from the #NABshow - watch his NABCasts at www.youtube.com/channel/U…
Morning Wavelength
A short test of the new microcasting tools.
A test of the microcasting feature, with audio I recorded on an old Zoom H1 at the bus stop today when my son arrived home from school. (Text went through, but not mp3. Let’s try again in a new post.)
Configuring MarsEdit so I can microblog from this window on my laptop.
I blogged about BioLite last week, and mentioned the stove they sell in Africa and India. Today they announced US customers - ‘our outdoor community’ - can purchase the stove for a limited time. See www.bioliteenergy.com and zuiker.com/lights-up
Wearing my straw fedora, drinking a tasty American pale ale from Brüe Pint Brewing Company, listening to soundtrack of Mo’Better Blues, cooking red lentil soup with lemon. Sunday afternoon.
Making Israeli-style hummus. Watching Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace. Updating house renovation punch list (many decisions and details). Drinking tea. Going soon to the Carrboro Farmers Market.
On the UNC-CH campus, a rally with students against gun violence. #enough
