Happy New Year

December 31, 2005 – 5:35 pm

A neighbor’s jade plant bloomed, and managed to survive the beating from last night’s storm. A good image to end 2005 on.
My best wishes for 2006.

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From the Culture Wars

December 26, 2005 – 1:42 pm

Brad Templeton puts paid to the so-called War on Christmas. Christopher Davis in the comments: Retcon it all you want, but a solstice celebration is still a solstice celebration.

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Seasons Greetings 2005

December 23, 2005 – 5:29 pm

I didn’t get around to making a holiday postcard this year, my apologies.
In the past week I accepted a new job, friends had a beautiful baby daughter, and another learned her brother has cancer. This time of year amplifies joy and sorrow.
I wish all of you happy holidays, whichever ones you may keep this season. [...]

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Look out Saint Paul, China’s gaining on your Ice Palace

February 24, 2004 – 12:00 am

Check out R Todd King’s photos of the Harbin Snow and Ice Festival. Harbin’s a city in far Northeastern China. Apparently it’s below freezing almost half the year, and below zero Fahrenheit most of the winter. The ice palaces they build are amazing.

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In which YHOS engages in a healthy Nordic lifestyle

March 7, 2003 – 12:00 am

Fine, you hipsters, go to Austin, take your photo in the mirror of Bruce’s bathroom, have your date hit on by the lead singer of a band that was big in the 1980s.
I’m going skiing. (Cue the yodelling soundtrack occasionally used on Ren and Stimpy)
The folks at the OSCOM sprint in Zurich next week plan [...]

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Holiday Greetings

December 21, 2001 – 12:00 am

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The men who ride mountains

February 4, 2000 – 12:00 am

Thirty foot waves at Maverick’s Point this week. KRON-TV has video highlights of the spectacular rides. [ streaming MPEG goodness ]

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How To Build Igloos and Snow Caves

January 9, 2000 – 12:00 am

This is a well done how-to on building igloos and snow caves. The illustrations are clever, and not just decoration, they compliment the text. The hints and asides reveal the author has learned from experience: “…if you don’t want to have to crawl into popsicle pants in the morning, remember to put your dry pair [...]

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Results from the Men Who Ride Mountains

February 17, 1999 – 12:00 am

The big waves arrived at Mavericks on the San Mateo county coastline today. So the surfers were summoned and they took it on. Here are results, video and photos from the day’s rides.
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Mavericks Point

February 10, 1999 – 12:00 am

In the shadow of an abandoned Military complex at Pillar Point, north of Half Moon Bay, CA, where big radar dishes once tracked KH-111 spy birds boosting out of Vandenberg AFB, lies Mavericks. This small spot of Pacific coastline provides the largest rideable cold water waves in surfing.
The world’s best riders are on alert [...]

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Snow in Silicon Valley

December 29, 1998 – 12:00 am

Chris Gulker has some amazing photos taken up in the hills above Palo Alto during the snow we got on the 20th. Much more impressive than the flakes I saw drifting past the hummingbird feeder at my place on the Cupertino-Los Altos border.
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