Author Archives: andrew

T-minus

I just bought this timer with a delightful one-button interface.

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meaty

I occasionally come across broadly-stated quotes about the effect of meat-eating on my carbon footprint — for example this quote on goveg.com: ‘…”refusing meat” is the “single most effective thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.’ That always … Continue reading

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Uninvited guest

Yesterday in one of my murkier aquariums I discovered something that did not belong: It appears to be a tiny adult red-spotted newt.   There are a few plants in that tank that were floating in an outdoor pond (in … Continue reading

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Buried Treasure, part two

I am getting the roof of my house replaced and my attic insulated.  A day into the project, I received a call from the foreman.  “You’ll never guess what we found in your roof!” Yes, that last photo is of … Continue reading

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Grunion Run

I stayed up late tonight in hopes of seeing some fish flop around on the beach.  There wasn’t a lot of action — for a while I worried that I’d fallen victim to the maritime equivalent of a snipe hunt. … Continue reading

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Rail Trail

The hotel I’m staying at faces Highway 101.  This being California, I expected to need to drive everywhere, but there turns out to be an excellent sidewalk running alongside the highway for most of the length of Solana Beach.  The … Continue reading

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Birch Aquarium

I’m in Southern California for work this week. The aquarium at Scripps is doing some kind of Easter-related promotion.  In the entryway there was a table with trays of various underwater eggs, including these hilariously-shaped shark eggs.  (The table has … Continue reading

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Cute… in…. space!

Last week I went to a puppet theater anthology which featured an excellent piece about the first mammal in space, Laika’s Coffin.  It begins with a solo sung by Nikita Kruschev:  “Put something / anything / put it / into … Continue reading

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Recycling day

I really, really hope that I have the date right.

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