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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Ad-Hoc Social Services Field Operation
On our way to A's All You Can Eat Night. But wait! Somebody needs directions....
Hop to, HAPsters! Where is a hospital! It might have the word 'Memorial' attached to it! Do you know what hospital we're trying to think of? Tell us how to get there! Now! No, not like that! In Espanol! Que autobus? Donde? Pronto!
Thank God you all didn't have anything better to do, eh?
SFGH Building 9 Entrance
I get the relief above the arch, that's a somewhat Romanesque rendering of Hippocrates and his posse, thuddingly appropriate for a hospital, right? But what's with the two Nebuchadnezzars flanking the frieze?
On the Bridge of the Starship TaxTime
Oh, mid-April, you great, big, malevolent foolybear of a nemesis!
Monday, April 14, 2008
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...1 week 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