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

July 15, 2005  
  • in China

Typhooey!

I’m headed to Taiwan tomorrow.

So is Haitang.

Lovely.

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    Meaning isn't 100% transitive.
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    A one-shot music video performed using only the reel-to-reel tape recorders.
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    Just because it was inevitable doesn't mean it isn't glorious.
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    Dan makes me nostalgic for Twitter 2007-2013.
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    Incredible instrument made from two Commodore 64s, floppy disks, tape and a giant dose of nerdery.
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    ‘Oh, that’s tennis for non-athletes.'
  • Could 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' in Chicago really be done? We found out.
    Answer: barely, with a few modifications.
  • CU Denver will launch a ‘smart cities incubator’ program
    Some behind-the-scenes of my work life.
  • Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa
    The All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club!
  • Believe it or not: dry western Kansas is the place to study prehistoric oceans
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