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Movie: Strangers On A Train (1951)
I had an adverse initial reaction to the hokey, contrived plot and annoying soundtrack of this film, but eventually it won me over. There’s classic Hitchcock suspense-building, and many memorable little touches. The old amusement park scenes are just great. The message here never loses that contrived feel, if anything the movie gets more wrapped…
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Ice Swamp
The nights are getting cold now. This morning was the first time I noticed parts of the river, just a trickle now, frozen along with the surrounding swampy areas.
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Hay Bales
I wonder if this hay will stay here all winter, or if it will be moved to covered area soon?
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Movie: Schindler’s List (1993)
I’m not sure that it’s even worth critiquing movies dealing with genocide. No matter how intense, I doubt any movie will make a person living a comfortable life know what it’s like to be corralled and slaughtered. It’s easy to condemn the perpetrators of crimes in a movie, and in history, but none of us…
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Geo Mashup Plugin 0.2 Beta
It looks like my plugin is going to work on at least some other systems, so I’ve added a few features, fixed some problems, written a little more documentation, and released a beta version: Geo Mashup Plugin 0.2 Beta You can play with some of the improvements on the hobomap.
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Canadian Geese
The geese have been arriving for a month or so, and now seem to be settling in for the winter.
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Carol Scales the Wall
Ann’s mom Carol surprised us by asking to try a climb at the gym! She got all harnessed and tied in, and remained remarkably cool as she made her way up her first ever climb.
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Live Music: Janet Landreth
I’ll never be a music critic, I’m just too amazed by nearly every performance I see. This was a CSU faculty recital that Ann, Carol (Ann’s mom), our friend Alan, and I attended after a huge dinner together. Dr. Landreth clearly put a lot of herself into the program, with readings accompanying the pieces in…
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Our Thanksgiving
Ann’s mom is visiting, and they decide to put together a low-key Thanksgiving-style dinner with some of our friends. They make Cornish hens, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans with carmelized onions, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Carol has pumpkin flan (made from our last CSA item – a beautiful pumpkin) ready for dessert. It’s great…
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Balloon and Lake
This morning the balloon was flying again, and I resolved to get a better shot of it this time. Sights like this help take the stress out of going to work.