July 2011
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Jul 27th
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#441: When Patents Attack! →
This American Life Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a controversial billionaire physicist in Seattle, a 40 pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries.
Jul 25th
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Jul 24th
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Jul 24th
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WatchWatch
My View at 11,000+ Ft (interactive 3D!) From the top of the ridge you see here looking East-ish.  We continued on to the other side (in the direction of the backpack) scaling our way down the snow-covered path.  Really more like sliding our way down…  Hidden lakes in the sky, baby - it was really spectacular.
Jul 21st
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Uhh, do you date me?
Not unless you camp.* *see also: hike, bike, generally enjoy being outdoors, etc.
Jul 20th
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Jul 16th
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Dads say the darndest things.
Me: Hey dad, should I lock the door behind me?
Dad: Um, the granola bars are in the car.
Me: Ok. (locks door)
Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
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Tumbling Blue Hens
udelaware: We want to know: how many Blue Hens are on Tumblr? UD’s on tumblr! Let’s help them out, all you current students and alumni!
Jul 12th
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#440: Game Changer →
This American Life A professor in Pennsylvania makes a calculation, to discover that his state is sitting atop a massive reserve of natural gas—enough to revolutionize how America gets its energy. But another professor in Pennsylvania does a different calculation and reaches a troubling conclusion: that getting natural gas out of the ground poses a risk to public health. Two men, two...
Jul 11th
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Read book. Ride bike. Try a new brewery. Look at...
Rinse and repeat.
Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit
I heard Jefferson’s Quill read aloud as fenceless golden fields faded into memories, Replaced by a snow-capped vista. I heard it in God’s country under a sea of sparkling sand crystals strewn about in a perfect order. And we looked at them, I mean REALLY looked, taking time with our dinner and resting our heads where we pleased because there was no reason to do otherwise. And I...
Jul 4th
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I'll be somewhere along this line for the next...
View Larger Map I’m sure I’ll be posting photos and stories along the way (when I’m not in the wilderness) so check back if you’re into that kind of thing! Have a healthy July/August, friends.
Jul 2nd
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Jul 1st
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