Wow. Check this stuff out: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/year-in-review-2013/
An example in the Science category: an electron microscope photograph of a one-millimeter-long tardigrade organism:
Month: December 2013
Guys and Dolls
Last night, Dad accompanied Nik and Ivi to the Elgin Opera House for a production of “Guys and Dolls”. Good fun. Nik reports that many of the cast members represented students from EOU, and Brittany, Ivi’s good friend from high school was cast in a leading role.
Lisle, Continued
And a couple more from the visit to Grandma Janet …
Just a Few Days Away …
Ivi is nearly ready to go. And in the meantime, there’s her new Africa cookbook (lower right).
A Branch of the Family Tree
Christmas Encounter – Lisle & Charlie
The Tree Thing
Having secured a Forest Service permit, we score a fine little tree in the woods beyond Catherine Creek.
Nelson Mandela, Free Again
One of the most important figures of our or any time passed away yesterday. Here is the anthem from the 80s –before his release from prison, before the collapse of apartheid, before his presidency of South Africa — that I will forever associate with this amazing man.
One Is The Loneliest Number
Walking to work this morning in the semi-dark and C-O-L-D …
The Matter of the Detached Hinge, Part Two
Here’s the teardown of Ivi’s laptop, annotated for those who might not recognize such innards.
