JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

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Since I seem to be having difficulty posting regularly these days, here are some other places to visit, ones that I enjoyed this week…
Scott Koon described his passion and admiration for the Code Talkers of WWII.
Bruce Umbaugh linked to From a Physicist and New Nobel Winner, Some Food for Thought: Dr. David Gross [...]

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I looked at Sage and said, “Hey Sage. It really is okay to be nervous. I do think it is a good sign. That means you are thinking about things and that you take the marriage commitment very seriously.”‘ - Beth
I notice that one of the demands of life in Connecticut is a mastery [...]

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Thinking the potted cosmos plant was losing life, I hid it behind the house, where it suddenly sprouted new blossoms that shimmer like seashells in the sunlight.

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Earlier this week, while driving around the island, I happened to pass by the site where a car crash killed a 16 year old girl in August. I had not driven on Tolo Road since the incident and I had not seen the words and pictures people have placed where Sarah Gillette died. Pulling out [...]

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The recent episode of the Gillmor gang on IT Conversations featuring Dave Winer and Adam Curry included discussion on the potential of podcasting and the possible variety of programming. While listening I heard at least one or two people on the program (I didn’t catch which speakers they were) mention that in the future there [...]

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The Seattle Times Saturday published a curious story: after 23 years a woman returned to U2’s Bono a briefcase of his items that she had found when she moved into her rental house in Tacoma back in 1981. Apparently it had been stolen at a concert in Portland in 1981. The article says that this [...]

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I’d been talking with Abigail about making a dress for a while and last weekend we did it. In July I had laid the pattern out on the butterfly fabric she selected, but I made errors with the folding and pinning and didn’t have the energy to try it again. It lay on an ironing [...]

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The other day Abigail and Michaela made Smart Cookies from

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This week I reorganized our emergency provisions. We have three separate stashes for crisises: one in each vehicle and one in the house. When we moved to California years ago I started packing the car and house with preparations, in case of an earthquake or other emergency. The Bay Area has a reputation that I [...]

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