etc., recall the word
resoldered here
in a pane of sand.
— R. Kenney

June 27, 2005  
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Recently this blog (and my Flickr account) turned 20 years old, forever in Internet years. I went back through it all, retracing digital footprints made on what feels like a different planet. Here are some highlights.

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