So many books, so little time, so many ex-lovers to bury!

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The posting can now be read here.

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Some good news from Mars. After several days of failed attempts at obtaining a soil sample that can be analyzed from the clumpy regolith of the Martian Arctic, the Mars Phoenix Lander shook a sample into its "oven." Now we wait for about a week to receive the results of the probe's thermal and evolved-gas analyzer. More here and here.

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My favorite song as a young child, and one that I still sing to my 8-year-old daughter, is My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.

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Hmmm...time for another little ice age?

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Some nice pictures of early...valves...I mean, tubes! Great stuff, reminds me of my grandfather's amateur radio setup. More nifty stuff here, as well. You can find an occasional supplier, but it is becoming more difficult. more...

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Kim Stanley Robinson is a sad, bitter, depressing man.

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Box turtles make really great pets.

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The Board of Education, in their infinite wisdom "gave back" our snow days as extended weekends; now we need to close the school due to the heat.

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I would advise against consuming liquids near a keyboard while reading John Ringo's AAR on RavenCon 2006.

Oh my aching sides...

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It's been so hot of late, that I'd wear a kilt, if I could get a hold of one.

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I've scored a copy of Psychological Warfare by Paul A. Linebarger.

Who the heck is he, you ask? For shame!

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I returned home from a weekend visit to find my obituary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke spammed with 32 porno comments.

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After a major storm passed, I looked up to see the ISS and the space shuttle, sailing quietly overhead.

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I had some very good shrimp tacos for dinner tonight.

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David Drake has released a new issue of his newsletter, outlining various projects. Possibly the most interesting item for me is... more...

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New Dog is settling into her territory and starting to bark; unfortunately she also seems to bark at her reflection in the window.

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I'm reading a very interesting book right now, one that wasn't on my reading list until yesterday.

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'You danced?' cried Jack, far more astonished than if Stephen had said 'as we ate our cold roast baby'.

'Certainty I danced. Why would I not dance, pray?'

'Certainty you are to dance most uncommon graceful, I am sure. I only wondered. But did you indeed go about dancing?'

'I did. You have not travelled in Catalonia, sir, I believe?'

'Not I.' more...

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The problem of new dog vs. old dog is that new dog is full of energy when she comes in from her walk in the morning; all old dog wants to do is take a nap!

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