Archive for July, 2008:

Obamamania

I have to admit to being a bit caught up in the “Barack in Berlin” Obamamania. It simply made me very hopeful and exceptionally proud to be an American when I saw him speaking. It has less to do with his politics than it does with his attitude, with his approach to problems, and with [...]

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Victor Mole Trap: 1, Mole: 0

I tried to go the kind vegetarian route. I asked my mole nicely to leave. I gave the cats time to chase him away. I sprayed the yard with castor oil so Mortimer Mole would find is just unpleasant enough to relocate. I moved on to time-release pellets that I spread in a controlled manner [...]

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Great Moments in Dog History

To some this may be an oxymoron, or contain some logical inconsistencies, but we took a mini-road trip to Jefferson City yesterday and it was pretty cool. I had wanted to visit Runge Conservation Center for quite a while. The Springfield Conservation Center opened when I lived there, and we used to head there before [...]

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Ode to Freecycle (and Mini-Shoutout to Craigslist)

So much useless technology, and so many inane web sites, but today I’m thankful for my current favorite corner of the web: Columbia Freecycle. I have never been one to hoard things (except small pieces of electronica and random household scraps for future low-budget repairs), but I also don’t like to throw perfectly good items [...]

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Dreaded “Gas Prices” Entry

Okay, here’s my one and only gas prices entry. More than anything else, I’m tired of gas price complaints. It has turned into the new “How’s the weather?” Every time I open the paper or watch the news I read some dreadful tale of a retired couple who sold their home to purchase a $420,000 [...]

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San Juan Islands

A few quick pictures from the San Juan Islands in Washington. After two four-hour boat trips on the Odyssey, we finally took one last chance on the Victoria Clipper–a high-speed catamaran–and got to see our whales. Just like last time we went to see them, they decided to head for deeper water as soon as [...]

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