July 2011
June 2011
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This Place
It breeds creativity. It breeds vulnerabilities. It is the incubator of imagination.
I love being here.
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Denny Guardian: Heel Stone a book by Rosemary Hill →
rowentree:
evening last month - between 9pm and 10pm - there was an incident at Stonehenge. As a local police spokesman put it, employing the unique argot of the British constabulary, ‘two male offenders were seen disturbing the monument with a hammer and screwdriver’.
The vandals made off, in a red…
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So Far
Six days no smokes (except one).
Have run 50 miles since the beginning of June.
Have let love back into my life.
June, I think you’re doing good things to me.
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Proud of you
I just read that you’ve stopped smoking. I want to wish you luck and send you all the positive thoughts I can. I know from watching Sergio struggle, how hard this can be. I’m proud of you for taking this first step.
BosGuy
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National Geographic Magazine: "Zombie" Ants Bite... →
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Ker Than
for National Geographic News
Published May 11, 2011 A parasitic fungus is turning ants in Thailand into “zombies,” and now scientists have a better idea how and when the infection does its gruesome work. The fungus, a species of Ophiocordyceps, targets carpenter ants living high in…
I LOVE CORDYCEPS FUNGI.
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In Sickness
I woke up today drenched in sweat, feverish, and realized this is more than a cold. Weak and tired, I reached for water and some Tylenol. I’m on a mission to see a doctor today and get medicine. I know I’ll be fine, but damn it I HATE getting sick.
What really hit home for me, after a wonderful Skype chat with Nathan, is how quickly being under the weather makes one realize that...
“If it were me, I’d be always running.”
– “Always” by BT - These Hopeful Machines
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Denny Guardian: Belfast, Northern Ireland, honours... →
rowentree:
The 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s launch has been marked at a commemorative event in Belfast.
A single flare was fired above the city’s docklands to signify the exact moment - 12.13pm - 100 years ago when the ill-fated liner rolled down the slipway and touched the water for the…