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Does the clothesline paradox apply to IT?
Does the clothesline paradox apply to information technology? There is a relationship between the clothesline paradox and digital dark matter, but there is also a subtle and important difference. It i… more →
Virulent Word of Mouse
Crystal Castles - an 11th grade poem
wrote 3 months ago: This poem was inspired by courtyard walls edging Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The walls were toppe … more →
Describing a river -- an 11th grade assignment
wrote 3 months ago: (c) 2012 Galyna Andrushko. Licensed through BigStockPhoto.com. The river wormed its way through the … more →
Description of Bourbon Street written for an 11th grade class assignment
wrote 3 months ago: (c) 2012 Bryan Mullennix. Licensed through BigStockPhoto.com. When I was a teenager, I traveled with … more →
A descriptive paragraph from 11th grade
wrote 3 months ago: Another writing from childhood: Midnight in Jessica Park Click, clack. Click, clack. He strode eff … more →
Ninth-grade poetry
wrote 3 months ago: I was going through some old papers, and discovered poetry I’d written in 9th grade… Tim … more →
Fish and acorn; morning pond
wrote 6 months ago: There was a nip in the air as I wrapped my blanket around me. The air was still; silent. I gazed tow … more →
Bees, butterlies, and hummingbirds attracted to Mexican Sage
wrote 7 months ago: I used to be terrified of bees, until we planted Mexican Sage (Salvia leucantha) along the walkway t … more →
Geothermal activity - Yellowstone's Old Faithful area trails
wrote 8 months ago: These photographs were taken on the trails adjoining the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Pa … more →
Does the clothesline paradox apply to IT?
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wrote 9 months ago: Does the clothesline paradox apply to information technology? There is a relationship between the cl … more →
Glimpsing a buck in our back yard
wrote 10 months ago: When we moved into our home, there was no fence around the property. We knew we wanted dogs, and tha … more →
One cardinal chick survives a snake
wrote 11 months ago: I was busy this morning — forgot that Monday’s my gym day. “Oh well,” I thou … more →
First cardinal chick has fledged
wrote 11 months ago: UPDATE ON THE CARDINAL CHICKS. One fledged yesterday morning (the one in the photograph with red-bro … more →
Cardinal chicks -- 6 days old
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Three-day-old cardinals
wrote 11 months ago: Nestled within the delicate branches of our heavenly bamboo, my husband noticed a nest containing th … more →
Captain Kirk, my role model and a great story-teller
wrote 12 months ago: I’ve read roughly 120 pages of William Shatner’s autobiography, Up Till Now. It’s … more →
Small Stone #4
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wrote 1 year ago: No longer confined, magnolia bloom flutters gently in afternoon sunlight, freely sharing unique perf … more →
Wikipedia, Mitt, Barack, and a Hand Over the Heart
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wrote 1 year ago: It was just a little skirmish, a mere tit-for-tat in the presidential race. It made headlines for a … more →
Internet Hysteria Index
wrote 1 year ago: <sarcasm alert> Tired of the self-referential and self-important? Then do not attend a confere … more →
As ignorant at the end, as at the start
wrote 1 year ago: Lately I lack drive. Or perhaps guilt. My parents strove hard work. Strove “getting somewhere. … more →
