Category Archives: General

Still Alive

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Peter

Despite the efforts of the universe, particularly in the form of school children at the California Academy of Sciences (at least one of whom was carrying a simply delightful cold virus), I am still alive.

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Things That go Bump in the Night

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Peter

As you may have seen in the news, we had a bit of a rumble last night… a 5.6 magnitude earthquake. It was only a few miles from my house, so I really felt it. It was the strongest quake … Continue reading →

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Vacation

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Peter

I just got back last night from a little trip back to Indiana to visit with the family. We didn’t really do anything terribly exciting, just visits with the family… although we did take a little hike in Spring Mill … Continue reading →

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Flickr…

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Peter

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m setting up a space over in Flickr for my photos. In future, I’ll be posting pictures there and not directly here (although I’ll be linking to them from here). Flickr … Continue reading →

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Owie!

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Peter

Just a quick post to let you all know I’m still alive. I went for a bike ride with a friend yesterday, and it was the first time I’ve been on my bike in months. We didn’t go all that … Continue reading →

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Various News Bits

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Peter

Things have been a little hectic the past couple of weeks, so my apologies for the silent treatment. The main bit of news is from work: the project I’ve been on for the past two and a half years has … Continue reading →

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Holy Spam, Batman…

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Peter

Ok. So, I haven’t posted in a long, long time. But I saw this message when I checked out the administrative interface on WordPress: [Missing Picture] Akismet, by the way, is the WordPress plug-in I use to catch and throw … Continue reading →

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The Weather Switch

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Peter

In California, it sometimes seems to be the case that Nature has a switch: flipped one way, it’s winter outside… cold, drizzly, dark; flipped the other way, it’s summer… warm, clear, and sunny. On Monday, Nature flipped the switch. As … Continue reading →

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Kuiper Belt Kapers

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Peter

Attention Neil deGrasse Tyson and the rest of you anti-Plutonians, the New Mexico legislature is fixing to show you what’s what. You may have fancy degrees and all that, but the legislature has the power of the resolution. Seriously, I’m … Continue reading →

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What am I Reading?

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Peter

Several of my friends are posting about books that they have read recently. I’ve decided to be a sheep and add a side-bar widget to my blog to show what I am currently reading. Unfortunately, that means changing my theme … Continue reading →

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