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perhaps the unanticipated minority voice of minority trains of thought, or not. it would behoove the reader to just hang through it a bit. something unexpected and clear might arise.

Monday, February 27, 2006


Happy Valentine's Day!
Originally uploaded by Artsy Science.

i had a weird weekend. for one, i spent a rainy saturday potting up my new containers , quite please with the results of what was a lot of work. i think i got sick however. it started as a throat thing, now a chest thing, which is the same old recipe, but my memory is good - i just recovered from such an illness less than two weeks ago.

sunday, i went to the usual hike and bike trail. it was very full, people everywhere. for the first time in my life, i watched a guy abuse his dog in public. it was downright cruel. he was big, but i confronted him anyway. anyway, he stopped, and perhaps because i said i was calling the police, he and his woman got off the trail. i hope that dog makes a run for it some morning soon and never goes back to pain like loyal dogs do. what's weirder perhaps is that the woman with him was defending him, like he wasn't doing what he was doing. perhaps she's afraid too.

today was an in-service day at school, but was busy training high school kids for summer jobs. of all days not to use the loud voice and the intense back to back energy level, today was the day. what a mixed bag of emotions i have here. to say the training ended with a fight almost breaking out doesn't address the amazing questions students asked and the dynamics of the presenters and staff. sleeping off a fever might have been good, too.

Monday, February 20, 2006

"These trees located in Methuselah Grove are on a steep slope and in an area where trees reach 3000 - 4000 years of age. Very old trees are typically squat and gnarled, with many dead branches and large areas of exposed wood. In this grove, scientists have found several pieces of deadwood lying on the ground for more than 7000 years" Dr. Edmund Schulman

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Shirley Chisholm
'72 was an interesting year, and i'm learning about things like the 1972 Democratic Convention. PBS aired a program called P.O.V about her campaign for presidency.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Wiewiórek


Wiewiórek
Originally uploaded by Petrus_.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

reviled republican governors of texas

no, I'm not talking about our current president. look under edmund jackson davis. he's the reason texas has only had 6 out of 47 republican governors since 1847.

is it any coincidence that texas' motto on the highways changed from 'drive friendly the texas way' to 'don't mess with texas'?

so unfriendly....

texas state cemetery

list of texas governors

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

best song ever?

Best Song Ever - ghost riders in the sky. hmmm. this website seems to think so.

Sunday, February 05, 2006


one of my new kites, the 36" x-kite spinbox. whoa...

new digs


literally. thanks to a generous friend, there will once again be leafy greens. the community garden here is beautiful and active, more than my UT gardens ever were.

Friday, February 03, 2006

cat stevens sings about ufos?

All Your Boats Are Belong to Us, a.k.a., Longer Boats are Coming to Win Us: Bouzou

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

IMGP1326


IMGP1326
Originally uploaded by Josh Rosenquist.
Day 20 - Ah. The Summit. Little did we expect a house to be on top made of gingerbread.

pAdLAb: architecture and design

pAdLAb: architecture and design

template update

i didn't want to do it, but i saw no advantage to having haloscan comments, if i wasn't going to have to pay extra for email notification. with blogger comments, you get notified by email when someone comments. i like your comments. i want to hear them, and i want to know when someone leaves a comment for me. so, why am i writing all this boring technical info? when i switched it, i lost most of the older comments. esto me hace muy triste.

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