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  • Those visiting my blog today might notice the new banner at the top, and the cute red cat in my sidebar. Both are announcing my support for the Internet Defense League’s protest against NSA surveillance. As you can read on PC World and other blogs, many popular websites are participating in this protest, including WordPress.com! […]

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  • A fascinating short film about commercial photography, from The Internet Archive:

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  • On May 24 I finally got to see Sir Paul McCartney live in concert, at the Erwin Center in Austin, TX. As someone who has waited 33 years to see him in person, it was a very exciting moment for me, and I made the best of it. Growing up, I always danced to Beatles […]

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  • Uchiko. Austin, TX. Owned by chef Tyson Cole. Food to die for. There were seven of us, and we chose to allow our waiter to bring us dishes at his discretion. We lost count of the number of dishes they brought out, but we think there were 17, four of which were desserts. Everything was […]

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  • Herbal healing salve

    Today’s project: homemade salve with around a dozen herbs, olive oil, lanolin and beeswax. Miraculously the final mixture was exactly the right amount for the containers I had… not too much, not too little. Perfect. I take that as a good omen. Herbs used: Comfrey Echinacea Plantain Grindelia Rosemary Yarrow Calendula Chaparral Chickweed Agarita Myrrh […]

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  • Austin Plant Ride

    Today I participated in a plant ride. A group of us spent the morning touring the Hyde Park neighborhood in Austin, TX on bicycles to learn about local plants. It was organized by Tamara and Eric under the auspices of the Austin Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine.

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