WordCamp 2010 Boulder
Great conference this year! Glad I attended.
Category Archives: Life, etc.
Marilyn’s first email to me
I have every single email Marilyn ever sent me. I went back to the very beginning and found this. Sigh. She was 100% honest and right out front – start to finish. I still miss her and I always will. … Continue reading
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Replication animation
Coolest thing I’ve seen in years. The actual replication process for DNA. Note how one strand has to be copied in reverse in short loops. Truly lovely animation that makes me more and more certain this world did not happen … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, DNA, replication
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Love of my life
I am amazed when I look at you I see you smiling back at me it’s like all my dreams come true I am afraid if I lost you girl I’d fall through the cracks and lose my track in … Continue reading
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God, Thou Art Love
If I forget, Yet God remembers! If these hands of mine Cease from their clinging, yet the hands divine Hold me so firmly that I cannot fall; And if sometimes I am too tired to call For Him to help … Continue reading
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Bathsheba Grossman
Wonderful artwork by a brilliant artist.
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Steel
Today would have been our 11th anniversary. Missing you terribly today wife.
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Rising Trail
Up from the Canyon of Death I climb, legs weary and burning I pause at a vantage point and look back Only darkness lies below clouds and fog shroud the trail my lungs burn from the effort of such a … Continue reading
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Written in Sand
From our last vacation. Half Moon Bay in California. Marilyn was as happy as a little girl. She wrote that in the sand with her finger and was literally chortling with glee. My homage to my beloved wife, written on … Continue reading
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Lighthouses
One of the sights DJ and Martha took me to see was Pigeon Point Lighthouse. WOW. Reviewing my photos so far I was struck by this shot most of all. This has been an incredibly stormy period in my life … Continue reading
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Dear Dad
I refer you to this post. Now that you and my beloved wife have all the time in the universe to get acquainted, I hope the two of you can see how much I cared for you both. Both of … Continue reading
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San Fran – Day 4
Another whirlwind day with DJ as wheelman. This time his wife Martha came along, trooper that she is. Eight hours and 266 photos later we crash-landed at their house in Fremont. Martha made us a lovely dinner of meatloaf and … Continue reading
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SF Day Three
Started off with Grace Cathedral Walked the Labyrinth – what a wonderful experience that is. I highly recommend it. Then it was off to the Golden Gate – all fogged in but we still managed to get some good shots … Continue reading
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All Is One
This post is dedicated to Diana Forest, who keeps reminding me that we’re all part of the same thing. ‘Drops in the ocean’ I saw this storefront and immediately thought of you. All is one. Burn brightly my loved ones. … Continue reading
San Fran Day 1 Photos
At last! (wireless here is just terrible in my room) Here’s the first batch of images! There are a lot of duplicates and many need rotated to vertical as well as captioning. Work, work, work! I’m here to PLAY! Note … Continue reading
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Green Tortoise – Day 2
Another fine night, slept like a stone. The room’s incredibly quiet. Sitting in the ballroom (I’d still call it a refectory, but that’s just me) enjoying a couple of toasted bagels with marmelade and several cups of scorching-hot Earl Grey. … Continue reading
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Tupelo Honey
Sitting the Green Tortoise ballroom having breakfast and this came on the radio. I hear you Didibear. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrisson You can take all the tea in china Put it in a big brown bag for me Sail … Continue reading
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Green Tortoise – Day 1
What a lovely, funky place! The room is small but well-appointed, right down to a somewhat-battered but quite serviceable box-fan (that was oh-so-welcome since I sleep with a fan at home). The shared bathroom(s) are nicely done, also small but … Continue reading
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Ground Crew
My dear friend DJ Cline was at the airport to greet me. Laughter ensued. My heart soars to be in this man’s presence. A quick trip to Target for toiletries became a comedy of social observations. His joie de vie … Continue reading
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Wharf walk
Spent the day walking Fisherman’s Wharf in SF, retracing the steps that Marilyn and I took together. Stopped at a hot chocolate stand (TCHO) and had a drink. Sat out front and just thought about Marilyn. Sigh.
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Travel Day
Flew from Denver to San Francisco today. My seat-neighbor was a delightful woman named Beverly. We had such a lovely conversation that it took both of our nervous-flyer minds off our fears. I bought us both a drink (Whiskey of … Continue reading
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Marilyn’s Memorial Photos
Flickr set.
Pretty Ballerina
Hat tip to DJCline. YouTube video (audio with image of record player) Pretty Ballerina by Left Banke I had a date with a pretty ballerina Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes I asked her for this dance … Continue reading
O Wife
O Wife for my beloved Marilyn Bonita God did smile when we met happiest either had been yet Love had blossomed we both grew each made the other whole and new The wheel has turned and you’ve departed now I … Continue reading
“…I walk alone…”
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don’t know where it goes But it’s home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the … Continue reading
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The Cremation of Sam McGee
There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest … Continue reading
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Renascence
by Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1917 All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I … Continue reading
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Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the … Continue reading
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Rescue squad
Working from home this week, trying to re-establish the rhythm of my life. I have a photo of Marilyn above my home office desk and more than once I simply sat and looked at it. More than once I just … Continue reading
Big purple rockers
We spent a ton of time sitting here, talking. Marilyn found these wonderful snap-together (like giant Duplo bricks!) rockers. We never could find more. I think they were made just for us.
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Mirror and candle
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton, Vesalius in Zante US novelist (1862 – 1937) Note – everything in this photo is significant: The chalice holding the candle … Continue reading
The Political Future
by Mary Pitt One may hear much speculation as to the future of the Republican Party as that once-august group find their following at a historic low and they have to turn for leadership to radio commentators and historic losers … Continue reading
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Like an old truck
Marilyn and a truck on Alcatraz island, San Francisco, CA. She really was like an old truck: front end shimmied, rear end grumbled, lots of dings and rattles, would never turn over on a cold morning… and I just loved … Continue reading
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Marilyn Wray 1951 – 2009
Marilyn Bonita Wray (née Lawrence) June 16, 1951 – May 14, 2009 Born to Clyde and Geraldine Lawrence (née England) in Caldwell, ID. An active equestrienne in her youth, Marilyn was a trained vocalist and enthusiastic guitarist, an active church … Continue reading
RCHarvey
Bob Harvey at the CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s 1959 Class Reunion dinner at the Boulderado Hotel, Boulder, Colorado May 8, 2009. Continue reading
Bacon Blowtorch
Mmm…. bacon.
Parkour
Amazing video. Go watch. If it chokes, I’m working on getting a copy local.
Hammering
From Doug’s Dynamic Drivel, another take on ‘my diety’s better than yours’ LOL!!!!
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Memorial to Boatswain
Transcription from Ready to go e-Books free online books. Image of original monument inscription. Inscription on the monument of a newfoundland dog by Lord Byron at Newstead Abbey, November 30, 1808. Near this spot Are deposited the Remains of one … Continue reading
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Raspberries
Mac, Linux skills grab higher salaries than Windows
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Tagged booyah, mac, mad skillz
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Building Brains
Fascinating video about a project to build a human brain simulator.
Games: “a year from irrelevance”
From A Tree Falling in the Forest: Long and thoughtful article about the electronic games industry. The closing paragraph: I don’t believe either of these examples provide a roadmap for sustaining our industry. However, they do provide effective warnings about … Continue reading
Tangled Web
Fascinating article about spontaneous tangling of agitated strings. If you consider the web a series of strings (tubes?) that are constantly being ‘agitated’ (edited?) then ‘knotting’ is to be expected. I wonder if the Gordian knot that might result will … Continue reading
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The original nanomachines
Fantastic 3d molecular animations of cellular processes. Well worth watching.
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Uke
I’ve been listening to Beatles music for decades and confess I’m somewhat burnt out on it. However, listening to the following video made me realize (again) what a towering creative genius George Harrison was and how his talent at songwriting … Continue reading
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A Spread of Bloggers
Welcome to the blogsphere Mr. Lincicome, keep those sweatpants hitched up. (please) Continue reading
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2fer Maybe More
Wow. The crash of flight 3407 sure helped with the revisionist efforts to delete or distort the history of the Bush Years. Beverly Eckert, a 9/11 widow who had stated publicly that ‘my silence cannot be bought’ was killed as … Continue reading
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The Constitution – As You See It
In your own words, describe what the Constitution of the United States means to you personally. Please limit your entries to no more than one thousand words, although well-written submissions will be considered. Humor and satire are also acceptable. You … Continue reading
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Missing Dad
This Pluggers cartoon hit a nerve. sigh
