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  • A Reseach Excursion to Berkeley

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    While I was in San Francisco, Pica contacted me to let me know she and Numenius would be in Berkeley on Saturday and wondered if I would have time to get together. I was glad they took the initiative because it turned out the conference was winding down and I was looking for an excuse…

  • Familar Topographies

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    Sometimes a place just fits, like it was custom-designed for a particular moment and state of mind. Yesterday morning this place was the basement of City Lights bookstore in a section entitled “Topo/Graphies” where I found myself during my last few hours in San Francisco, a city where I’ve come to feel at home in…

  • On Failing to Stay Depressed in San Francisco

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    I’ve been in a bit of funk since I got to San Francisco, perhaps because of the time difference, the long flight, or the head cold I’ve been fighting for a few days. Or maybe the conference is forcing me to dwell on how I’m going to finishing my dissertation this year and where I’ll…

  • Getting Settled in San Francisco

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    Last night I arrived in San Francisco after along day of travelling and a hectic week. The CCCC conference began this morning and I was there bright and early for a morning workshop on blogging. At noon I met up with Jarrett from Creature of the Shade for my fourth installment in the "conversations with…

  • Year-Round Biking: The Cold

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    Biking in the cold is all about having just the right layers on—too few and you’ll be hating life for the entire ride, too many and you’ll be a sweaty mess by the time you get to whereever you’re going. My basic apparel on the coldest days: A Turtle Fur Fleece balaclava that pulls up…

  • Year-Round Biking: A Series

    Year-Round Biking: A Series

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    Earlier this year, I decided to ride my bike year round, snow or shine, as a transportation experiment. I was inspired to take this step when I was home over Christmas and witnessed a true Fargoan biking downtown on a day when it was two below with a brisk wind–and he didn’t even have anything…

  • Farmer Ken Takes a Job

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    My friend Ken emailed this morning to announce he’s taking a job as the Experimental Farm Manager for The Chef’s Garden, a family vegetable farm in Huron, Ohio that sells high end produce to chefs all around the country. His job will be to test "heirloom" vegetable seeds to determine which ones might be worth…

  • Coffee, Wireless, and an Interview with Fox News

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    This afternoon I was in the middle of writing up comments on Ella’s personal essay when I was interrupted by a reporter and cameraman from Fox News doing interviews for an upcoming segment on wireless security issues. They asked if I’d be willing to chat about the ways I use my laptop to access wireless…

  • Green Web Design and Hosting

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    On the day that the Kyoto Protocol is going into affect, it seems fitting to mention a few web design and hosting companies dedicated to promoting environmental responsibility in cyberspace. With a tag lines "Connecting people and planet" and "websites powered by the wind," Earthsite’s mission is to offer "green marketing and design services with…

  • BC Noon Hoops in the News–Again

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    Our noon basketball games made it into the news again, this time in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last Saturday: After starring at UMass, Skinner played in the ABA, NBA and overseas from 1974-81. He was a teammate and roommate of Julius Erving on the New York Nets. Now 52, Skinner’s playing style and competitiveness are still…