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We woke up, made coffee, then stepped outside to watch the finish of the Peachtree Road Race.
10 or so cases of bottled water were sitting in the hall.

Above is the winner in the men’s division, Ethiopian Terefe Maregu. Yes, from the rear, but I was clapping as he came running by (we were one [...]

Though I have often thought of it as “silly overfull thing slopping water all over the place”, when an adult he will fondly remember the nail in a jar experiment that he kept on the side of the bathroom sink, retopping with water daily, for a full month and then some (as of June 24, [...]

We went on the Taliesin West tour back in 2005 and did it again this trip. We all enjoyed that first tour. And I got some great photos, a couple of which I later used as a base for digital paintings. But this tour was conducted by an architect and former student [...]

The Humiliation of Aristotle by Phyllis
Metropolitan Museum of Art
2007 December
The above was one of the more startling (and riveting) pieces of art I saw. First glance and I was transfixed by Aristotle’s seeming ecstatic yet serene expression and his surreal proportions. If there’s any humiliation involved with his plunge from the intellectual [...]

Bowling at the Brunswick 4

Originally uploaded by idyllopus

Went to a kiddie’s birthday bowling party this weekend. Out in the suburbs. H.o.p. had a great time. I took photos. Of people bowling. Yes, you who were there who will never find your way here, I was the older lady squatting on [...]

No, no. I’ve been tagged again on the Eight Random Facts About You Meme. This time by Lavonne at Born Famous. I’ve done it before but will give another shot at randomness, supposing my mine of randomness hasn’t been exhausted.
1.) I keep on my desk what used to be a nice Orchids of [...]