Archive for August, 2007

Canal Cleaning Boat

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Here’s how they clean the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal — with a massive waterwheel-driven scoop boat. This photo also features Russell in a special cameo appearance. (Canal Cleaning Boat uploaded by brownpau.)

Star Trek Poster

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Snagged me a Star Trek movie teaser poster #2 from the “free preview stuff” shelf at work. Between the “STAR” and the “TREK” is a line, “Stardate 12.25.08.” The new movie will be called simply, “Star Trek,” supposedly a prequel set before or early into the Original Series five year mission. Latest news is that [...]

links for 2007-08-07

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brad’s life – On Leaving SixApart. LJ creator Brad Fitzpatrick leaves SixApart and Livejournal. More from Valleywag and Anil Dash. (tags: lj sixapart drama) Late Visit to Fudge Shop Has Bitter Ending for Suspect – washingtonpost.com. Crazy Annapolis woman steals fudge, claims sexual harrassment, tries to flush fudge down toilet. Also on The Smoking Gun. [...]

links for 2007-08-06

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Stickam is for Porn! | MetaFilter In which I post about the Stickam-pornography connection, why it’s nothing to be shocked about, and list alternative embeddable Flash webcam streaming video services. (tags: metafilter sex video streaming webcams net) LOLRONS! Paul, not Hubbard. Also on Metachat. (tags: fun politics meme macros) Gothamist: New Trend: Building Your Own [...]

Steeple.jpg

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Steeple, Church of the Pilgrims, PCUSA, near 22nd and P St NW. (Steeple.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

Canal Boat Ride

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As a followup to Georgetown Saturday, I give you this hastily edited video of our C&O Canal boat ride: (Background music was played live by NPS volunteers with viol and banjo. The boat goes from the Visitor Center between 30th St and Thomas Jefferson St NW, up to Key Bridge, and back — drawn by [...]

links for 2007-08-05

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Spaceflight Now | Delta Launch Report | Phoenix takes flight! NASA’s next Mars lander is now en route. Mission page here. (tags: space nasa mars phoenix) Phoenix Mars Mission – Blogs (tags: nasa space mars weblogs phoenix) Shutdown the Internet. The real cause of the catastrophic Internet Crash. (tags: wtf fun) Special Report: 1957 — [...]

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Education building of First Baptist DC, rear of the church. Amy and I did the lesson and gospel readings today. (FBCedu.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

Georgetown Saturday

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Amy and I spent today being total tourists in Georgetown, a part of DC which I, until recently, rarely went to. (Well, now I work there, but that still hasn’t afforded me too much of a chance to see the sights in detail.) We said hello to the Lock 2 blue heron, walked around the [...]

links for 2007-08-04

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Baby Anteater Is Latest Addition To Zoo Population – washingtonpost.com (tags: animals cute dc zoo anteater) The New Yorker: Damn Spam. A brief history of unsolicited email marketing, by Michael Specter. (tags: spam net history) mudkips | MeFi Music. Nice light synth jazz riff by Rupa. (btw i liek mudkips) (tags: music) Paleo-Future: Flying Machines [...]