brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Bruce & Mary
At Medjool, October 6th 2007. 10th anniversary. Photo by Trixie and Bedlam. They're from San Antonio? In Texas?
Monday, October 08, 2007
JR's Anticke Disposition

Mike's old desk in my corner at HAP has been filled, temporarily, at least, by J R Gabbard, esq. Hell of a decent chappie. He runs a big ol' life-affirming blog that's really worth reading, HIV+ or not. brucine sez check it out.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Outreach--The Workplace
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Faux-cheetos
Megan brought these fancy gummi-worms into work on Wednesday. In the bowl, they looked like Cheetos at first glance, and some of them appear to be burnt to a crisp. Cognitive dissonance ensued, and then we all had a good laugh, and then it turned out that the black ones stain your fingers and lips, and then, oh what larks, Pip, m'lad. What larks!
BART Stalactites
Somewhere in the tube, we stopped and these snotcicles were hanging off the fluorescent tube, right outside the window.
Flayed Building Skin
The plastic wrap that's encased the new block of condos at the corner of 14th & Jackson began to fall apart last week. It was blowing all over the neighborhood. Eventually, the building wrap company sent a team out to clean it up, and they gathered the plastic into these bundles, which they semi-melted into blobby bales and after a while, trucked away.
Building Skin Failure
It's been mysteriously cladding this new block of condos for over a year, and now it's sloughing off all over the neighborhood. Gee, thanks, Capitalism!
My Blog List
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101 projects: Belly of the Beast - You cant fight/write your way out of the belly of the beast with sharp language and strong leadership–it takes a cacophony: different voices speakin in ton...6 years ago
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Where Does Technology Belong and Where Does It Not? - Katya and dog, outdoors, playing. Recently I began nannying for an eight-year old girl named Katya. She and I spend HOURS playing “make believe”, dinner...13 years ago
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Polenta à la sauge cuite au four - Fresh sage adds an element of surprise and delight to this American classic, cornbread, which can be made on this side of the Atlantic by substituting pole...2 weeks ago
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Day 8 - Kendal to Carlisle - We started the day standing at a bus stop just north of Kendal and two slightly older women joined us to catch the 555 to Keswick. Then suddenly, and in a ...17 years ago













