Pics I’ve taken

  • Merlin Automatticat

    My name is Merlin Automatticat. I am almost 10 weeks old. I perform tricks, I love cheese and yogurt, and I purr very loudly. I also have sharp teeth and claws and am absolutely in love with this Macbook Pro my person gave me to play with. I like my new cat roommates and haven’t […]

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  • Beauty is where you find it

  • Hot Wells

    Last weekend, as part of a class on urban survival taught by The Human Path, I was incredibly fortunate to be able to visit Hot Wells Hotel and Spa in San Antonio. Built in 1893 around a hot sulphur spring, Hot Wells was once a resort for the rich and famous. However, after a number […]

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  • Two lovely things

    Presenting: A Leveller: A Murphy’s Irish Stout + espresso + chocolate. (courtesy of the Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse) Two 1 1/2 inch thick ribeye steaks rubbed with garlic and chipotle.

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  • My UT Garden

    A woman with an idea. That was me in November, 2009. At the University of Texas at Austin, they had launched a new platform to solicit feedback and ideas from the University community. On the day it launched, I happened to walk by two large raised beds, filled with autumn flowers, that were being dug […]

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  • Flying Squirrel Feces

    While I’m actually not surprised that it could have some sort of beneficial effect, I’m trying to work out how they discovered this was medicinal. Imagine the person 2000 years ago who stumbled upon flying squirrel feces laying around and thought to himself, hmm, let me taste this and see if it’s good for me. […]

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