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I picked seven alpine strawberries today. Granted, that’s still only about a tablespoon of food. But it was a good-tasting tablespoon-full! Sydney

Traveling has funny consequences on your body.  I think my stomach flipped out when it realized it was in the land of fast food and rib joints.  And yes, Sydney, even the salads have meat on them: bacon and whole … Continue reading →

I spent a good chunk of yesterday doing a clean install of a new operating system on my computer (Fedora 7, in case you’re interested). As I was reinstalling software, files, and so forth, I stumbled across two handy add-ons. … Continue reading →

Lots more. Also from our excursion to Highland Park. Let’s start with two pictures of a lovely Two-winged Silverbell (the English name is pretty and all, but I also like the Latin name: Halesia diptera).

When Nelson was here I became thoroughly spoiled with the ample variety of good food around at all times but the leftovers ran out a couple of days ago. So I decided to spend a few hours making myself a … Continue reading →

Some time ago I griped about an idiotic piece in The New York Times about how new work in biology is ostensibly posing all sorts of threats to moral philosophy as traditionally done. Well, it’s not just the Times. The … Continue reading →

I seem to have brought thunderous weather with me to Oklahoma.  Major lightning, thunder, and huge raindrops.  I’ve been disappointed by the thunderstorms in New Haven and even in Ithaca, so it’s nice to be back in tornado territory, where … Continue reading →

One good thing about the scorching hot, dry weather we’ve been having here recently: weeds die wonderfully well in it. The weeds that I pulled yesterday looked thoroughly dead today. Sydney

On Jerry Falwell as a Rorschach test, see here.

Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College: On April 11, the president of Columbia University announced that it had received a $400 million pledge from alumnus John W. Kluge, who in 2006 was 52nd on the Forbes list of … Continue reading →