Pics I’ve taken

  • Have a truly surrealistic holiday season!

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  • McApple Pie of My Eye

    This is a crazy tale of a McDonald’s apple pie that will not die. As it’s owned by the husband of one of my colleagues, I have faith that his story is indeed true.

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  • The 5-Minute Hobbit

    As we prepare for tomorrow’s release of the new Hobbit movie, let’s reflect on what happened in the first one, thanks to the Byronic Man’s handy recap.

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  • Views of Vancouver, BC

    Photos from a couple days sightseeing in Vancouver, Canada. Images are from Chinatown and Gastown, as well as the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Vancouver Aquarium and Stanley Park.

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  • A refreshing change

    Eager to see Barton Creek after the heavy rains a couple of weeks ago,  this afternoon I headed down to the greenbelt for a short hike. For the past several years when I’ve hiked the greenbelt, it’s been during our persistent drought, and while the upper creek had water, usually it was dry by the […]

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  • BlogathonATX 2013

    Yesterday I participated in BlogathonATX 2013, a day-long event in Austin, TX bringing bloggers together for writing, inspiration, site critiques, learning, conversations… and lots of coffee drinking and snacking. It’s a great day to hang out with old friends and make new ones, fix that blog that’s been stashed away in the basement, and clear […]

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  • Autumn hike in Bull Creek

    After heavy rains on Friday, Nimue and I decided to check out Austin’s Bull Creek. It was a gorgeous, perfect autumn day, cool with not a cloud in the sky. There’s nothing quite like splashing around in a creek with a puppy! This may have been her first chance to go swimming, and she loved […]

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  • Nimue the Wonder Dog

    A couple of weeks ago a new puppy joined my little family. It started so innocently on Facebook. A couple of weeks ago I was browsing my neighborhood FB group, when I saw that Diana, a local dog foster (and great wedding photographer!), posted photos of the cutest puppy ever. My previous dog, an awesome […]

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