August 3, 2008 (1)
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We were eating dinner on the deck when a bird with an incredible wing spanswooped through the air overhead. We watched it glide over the lake to the tip-top of a tree. Once it sat still, we realized it was a bald eagle. My 84-year-old grandma screamed with delight, stunned to actually see onewith her very own eyes. Soon, it was joined by two other eagles. As if aware of our excitement and curiosity, the ...
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Linden said:
This reminds of the time when I was 14? 15? when the bald eagles were migrating through our area, well, through the area where our creek lot was down in McDonald county. They were pretty amazing to see with your own eyes.
Sopapilla Cheesecake (1)
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For those who were at Sunshine's going away party, here is the recipe for the sopapilla cheesecake: Press one tube of crescent rolls into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. In a bowl, combine 2 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese, 1 C. sugar, and a tsp of vanilla. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescent roll layer. Then press another tube of crescent rolls over the cream cheese layer. In a ...
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Linden said:
Sounds like a great, easy recipe!
Get a Handle on Your Health by Writing Down Everything You Eat [Health] (3)
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Healthy blogger Ali Hale suggests that an important key to maintaining or losing weight is knowing exactly what you're eating, and the way to do that: Write down everything you eat for a week. Hale lists five reasons why writing down everything you eat will change your habits. For example: Within a day, you'll realize just how much you snack. A bag of chips mid-morning, a cookie from a colleague's stash, a few bits of ...
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Linden said:
Good. I've been doing this. And my goal is 2 weeks. And I'm frickin' taking pictures of everything that passes my lips and uploading them to a blog. That added technology aspect makes it just fun enough that I think I'll be able to stick to it for 2 weeks.
Dean Karnazes Endurance 50: More than about running 50 marathons (1)
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Runs end. Running does not end. This was one of the major themes that runs through the book, 50/50: Secrets I learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days. As Amy mentioned, we were privileged to receive advance copies of the book, so the opportunity to read the adventures was enriching and motivating beyond what I expected. So we both want to share some of the ways the book impacted us the most.So much humility. A ...
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Linden said:
Oh my, it's started. Everything I've read/seen (Olympic women's marathon!) about marathons lately has made my teary. And I'm still over a month away from my Big One!
Earth's Shadow (10)
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The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth
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annacoder said:
the dark blocking thing is the earth's shadow....
Baily's Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality (4)
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Baily's Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality Just before the Sun blacks out, something strange occurs. As the Moon moves to completely cover the Sun in a total solar eclipse, beads of bright sunlight stream around the edge of the Moon. This effect, known as Baily's beads, is named after Francis Baily who called attention to the phenomenon in 1836. Although, the number and brightness of Baily's beads used to be unpredictable, today the Moon is ...
Beijng 2008: 10,000 m women (1)
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Tirunesh Dibaba wins the first track gold of the 2008 GamesTirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia today joined the ranks of Ethiopian Olympic champions over 10,000m when she won the event at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium this evening. Dibaba, the multiple world champion over 10,000m and over the country, was missing an Olympic Gold medal. She corrected that tonight, when she beat off a strong challenge by Turkey's Elvan Abeyelgesse (born in Ethiopia, mind you) over the ...
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Linden said:
This was an exciting race to watch, and it's really interesting to read the breakdown from someone who knows what he's talking about.
Beijing 2008: Men 100m report (2)
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9.69 seconds - World RecordUsain Bolt delivered. Nobody else stood a chance. It was quite simply the most devastating display of 100m sprinting I have ever seen. The "race" that everyone (including us) had predicted never materialised - Bolt was just too good (and Powell bad, it has to be said).The world record in the 100m is always a special occasion. When it comes on the biggest stage in world sport, the Olympic Games, it's ...
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Linden said:
Another very interesting description of this amazing race.
Durn you, JackeHammer! (1)
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My mom got me hooked on crossword puzzles when I was very young. Every Sunday morning before church, we did the Milwaukee Journal crossword puzzle. Whoever got the last word got to compose a suitable inscription: something like "Finished by Joe (smart) and not by Laura (dumb)," or "Laurie finished this with no help from her addled oldest son."This Sunday's puzzle is courtesy of JackeHammer. It asks you to find the names of 30 books ...
gr7 (3)
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A little less than gr8 (great) but still better than just good said grr-sev-enA:how are you? B: gr7 you? A: Just good
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Linden said:
I love linguistic innovation like this!
The Feet Were Made for Running (1)
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What we've got here is a failure to appreciate our feet! They carry us along our whole lives. They’re miraculous. They’re heroes. And what do we do? We use them, abuse them, and neglect them. We find ourselves with Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, bunions, warts, blisters. We measure our feet’s worth by how heavily our stride pronate. We don’t help the image of great feet image either. Somehow great feet don’t get the press they ...
Google Slightly Adjusts Results Bar Color (9)
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Google has changed the color of the top bar showing above and below search results, making the blue a bit lighter than before. [Thanks Ionut!] [By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: Google Slightly Adjusts Results Bar Color | Comments][Advertisement] Google books at eBay: background info on Google, AdWords, AdSense, Blogger and more...
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Christophe Maximin said:
these guys are nuts.
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Linden said:
Okay, I easily love Google more than most people. I use pretty much every product they offer (and they're all free!). But is this news? They brought the color up a tiny bit. Wahoo.
safaribob: is avoiding finishing the dissertation proposal. I ... (1)
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August 5, 2008 (1)
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Here's the link to the twitter blog re: sms (30)
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Let's start with the bad news. Beginning today, Twitter is no longer delivering outbound SMS over our UK number. If you have been receiving SMS updates from Twitter via +44 762 480 1423, you'll notice that they've stopped and you may want to explore some of the alternatives we're suggesting. Note: Updating via our UK number remains fully supported and these changes do not affect users in Canada, India, or the United States. Before we ...
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Peter Warnock said:
brilliant! i buy sms in bulk because of twitter
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dewitt said:
"We took a risk hoping to bring more nations onboard and more mobile operators around to our way of thinking but we've arrived at a point where the responsible thing to do is slow our costs and take a different approach" -Biz Stone, explaining candidly why Twitter is dropping outbound SMS support in most geographies.
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Linden said:
Great. No more cell phone contact to my buddies on Twitter. It made me feel a little closer to home. Hopefully they figure something out with Germany soon.
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