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Last things first
An article in the current (February) issue of Dwell magazine tells of a married couple in the Netherlands -- designers...
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Unbottling
I traveled over the MLK weekend, and ended up staying in a nicely refurbished older hotel. More than a number...
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Some real good news
Two items of good news for the environment, one of them potentially very significant. First, it appears that Italy has...
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Good news, bad news, mortality and sex
A family member likes to say, referring to a single fact within a situation, "that's the good news -- it's...
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Learning to lead?
A recent post by David Roberts on Grist promises the top five stories of 2010 for "climate hawks" (Grist's new...
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Pseu-down-ymity
When I was first thinking about starting this blog, the editors at InsideHigherEd asked whether I intended it to be...
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Snow
We've had a fair amount of snow in Backboro. Not an inordinate amount by any means (it is December, after...
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The Pumpkin Seed Principle
During October, November and December each year I tend to serve stuffed pumpkin four or five times. That means I...