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Currently, I can see Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in the night sky. Sometimes, for the briefest moments, my proprioception extends outward to the ecliptic, bringing a faint passing of vertigo.
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A Vessel of Meaning
What makes something special? A few years ago on my blog I dove into what makes an object special. There are lots of things, but two I identified were framing and meaning. For me, “framing” is how we use physical … Continue reading
Heading Out
Stopping to smell the roses during one of my evening runs, or in this case, the dust kicked up from a tractor working the fields. Still, it is good to appreciate the moment.
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Solarcan Results
About 6 months ago I put up a pinhole camera outside that was constantly gathering light. After the solstice, I took it down, processed the image, and here it is – What you are seeing are streaks of the sun … Continue reading
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Eclipse 2024
Nothing special, but this was about the max occlusion from our house. We were lucky to see something through the clouds. Through a telescope with a solar filter, we could see several sunspots. The smaller one on the upper right … Continue reading
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