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Rants from the Hollow » Computers will break your heart
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘Computers will break your heart’ Category. Laquo; Previous Entries. Back in the US, Back in the US, Back in the USSA. Friday, March 5th, 2010. Well, after almost a decade, the European adventure has come to a close. Who would have thought that High School French was actually useful, or that college German was more than an intellectual affectation? Put me on the web! Make me a slide show! Posted in Computers will break your heart. Life in the USA. Friday, January 9t...
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Rants from the Hollow » Heiserism
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘Heiserism’ Category. Friday, June 14th, 2013. The endless blue of the sky,. Sunday, June 9th, 2013. I’m tired of ‘breaking news’. . We should try to fix the news. How should you clean it? Friday, March 22nd, 2013. Digital Bellybutton Lint = the substance that collects in your keyboard. The brain is like a sponge. Saturday, March 16th, 2013. The brain is like a sponge. It can’t absorb anything if it is all dried up. Computers will break your heart. Life in the USA.
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Rants from the Hollow » Africa
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category. Laquo; Previous Entries. Bulembu: Cutest kids’ craft ever. Sunday, November 15th, 2009. The crafty ladies from ICC. Brought along a bunch of different craft projects for the kids at the Enduduzweni Care Centre. The younger kids were given bright white floppy hats (think Gilligan’s Island), and they did an OK job of decorating them to taste. The older kids were given white baseball caps,. This had to be one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen...
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Rants from the Hollow » Cycling
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘Cycling’ Category. Laquo; Previous Entries. Sunday, November 2nd, 2014. I’m endlessly fascinated by the bikes of Amsterdam, in all their volume and variety, colorful, but practical urban transportation. Heavy and sturdy upright bikes with old fashioned handle bars and no top tube, they usually have a light and are often equipped with a plastic milk crate style front basket. The Dutch love their fully sprung, big ass saddles, often a leather Brooks saddle. Saturday...
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Rants from the Hollow » Nature
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category. Laquo; Previous Entries. Rainy Days and Cicadas. Tuesday, June 7th, 2016. Its almost burdensome to be confronted with an innately compelling photographic subject that will be gone in a few short days, not to return for another 17 years. The photographic obligation is even greater when when the dramatic subject is in unfolding in your own backyard. There’s no excuse not to haul tripod and camera out there and start capturing. Every 17 years at Hei...
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Rants from the Hollow » Blog Archive » Luxury 3-Star: The Amsterdam CitizenM
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Rants from the Hollow. Laquo; The Colors of Music. Fiets Don’t Fail Me Now. Luxury 3-Star: The Amsterdam CitizenM. Is a sort of luxury 3-star hotel, an oxymoronic concept that works out pretty well if you are looking to save money on a trip, without compromising on hygiene or safety. The front half of the room is dominated by a pair of pods that look like transporters from a sci-fi movie. One of these is the shower cell, which only operates when the round glass doors are fully shut. Life in UK and Europe.
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Rants from the Hollow » Blog Archive » Mudlarking
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Rants from the Hollow. Laquo; Dutch City Bikes. I’ve spent a lot of time around the Thames, but I never actually was in it. Like many major cities, London was built close to the fall line, located relatively far inland, yet still experiencing significant tides. At low tide, the bed of the river is surprisingly accessible. It was surprising how much much the riverbed varied across what would otherwise be a 15 minute stroll along the Thames Path. From as fare away as Wales. Natural items included oyster s...
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Rants from the Hollow » DIY
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Rants from the Hollow. Archive for the ‘DIY’ Category. Laquo; Previous Entries. The greatest loo, sir? Friday, February 15th, 2013. It never dawned on me that a nation could even survive without standardizing Returning to the USA, I looked forward to a more commodified approach. Such a high maintenance item, let alone 4 of them. Could drive a person potty, and I find it no comfort station. Life in the USA. Breast Drills and Eggbeaters. Saturday, November 10th, 2012. Heavy drilling, not to mention constan...
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Rants from the Hollow » Blog Archive » Fiets Don’t Fail Me Now
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Rants from the Hollow. Laquo; Luxury 3-Star: The Amsterdam CitizenM. Fiets Don’t Fail Me Now. I’ve always wanted to try biking in Amsterdam, and last week I borrowed a single speed bike from the Amsterdam CitizenM. And took it for a mid-day trip to nearby Aalsmeer. 160; Designed for slow and comfortable urban use, upright bikes. Surrounded by greenhouses and polders (reclaimed marshland), Aalsmeer is a lakeside town with an intimate relationship to water. I rode through the town, and rode for s...The ub...
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Rants from the Hollow » Blog Archive » Springing Into Summer
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Rants from the Hollow. It isn’t so much that we had a long winter it just arrived late, and stayed that way. Winter didn’t really have much impact until the end of January, when a sudden drop to zero (Fahrenheit) created the most incredible hoar frost before finally freezing over our creek and pond. Although we had some shirtsleeve days in March, we still had a frost in late April. This entry was posted on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at 9:03 pm and is filed under Hollow Pleasures: weekending in the country.
