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    Bridge to the brick

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 22, 2017
    November 21, 2017. Had a couple of meetings today and puttered with Scrapy, a python aggregation platform. Back to Costco on the way home; this is a picture of the parking lot an bridge to the parking lot at the Brick. http://ift.tt/2mRymd7
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    Cat in a Box

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 21, 2017
    November 19, 2017. Where would we be without cat photos? Quiet Sunday indoors paying bills and catching up on paperwork. Snow and cold outside. This is Alex in the box in my office. http://ift.tt/2B00flA
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    Sunrise

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    | 2017365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
    November 21, 2017
    November 20, 2017. The time changed while I was flying back from China with the result that now i see the sunrise when I get up in the morning (it's also dark when I drive home). Easy Monday; got a bunch of newsletter bounces cleared off the books, cau...
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    Geranium Bloom

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 19, 2017
    November 18, 2017. It didn't take long for or indoor geraniums to throw out the first bloom. Nice inspiration as we're having a blast of winter weather this weekend. Managed email and played No Man's Sky for a while. Spent some time on the spin bike, f...
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    Lexi on the Rail

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 19, 2017
    November 17, 2017. Lexi is completely comfortable on the railing despite the ten foot drop to one side. Short meeting this morning and puttering for the rest of the day. Did some work on data modelling. Accomplishments: - wrote Four Conclusions on OERs...
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    Costco

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 17, 2017
    November 16, 2017. What significant about this photo isn't that it's Costco, it's that it's the first photo shot with my new mobile phone. Andrea and I both got new Samsung S7s - I know, last year's model, but an excellent phone, and easier on our budg...
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    Watering Can

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 15, 2017
    November 15, 2017. Caught up on email today and wrote an article. Also admired the geraniums. This is a watering can we bought a while ago from Ikea for 75 cents. I love the design. Accomplishments: - wrote The Real Goal of Open Educational Resources h...
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    Geraniums on a Shelf

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 15, 2017
    November 14, 2017. Andrea assembled the shelves we bought from Costco (not an easy task) and we set the geraniums (previously) up in their winter home. Meanwhile, I spent the afternoon in the office using the world's slowest web site to enter my work h...
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    All in All

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2017
    November 13, 2017. After four days work punctuated only by a shopping trip and a football game I finally finished my Consciousness paper. I feel like I ran a marathon. I know it's not as poliched as it could be but I wanted to capture what was in my he...
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    All in All

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2017
    November 13, 2017. After four days work punctuated only by a shopping trip and a football game I finally finished my Consciousness paper. I feel like I ran a marathon. I know it's not as poliched as it could be but I wanted to capture what was in my he...
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    Touchdown

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 13, 2017
    November 12, 2017. Today was mostly about the playoff football game. Going to a football game in cold weather requires forethought and preparation. Andrea got electric heated gloves. I hauled out my parka. We were there early, I had a foot-long hot dog...
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    Touchdown

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2017
    November 12, 2017. Today was mostly about the playoff football game. Going to a football game in cold weather requires forethought and preparation. Andrea got electric heated gloves. I hauled out my parka. We were there early, I had a foot-long hot dog...
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    Sunrise

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 9, 2017. Still fighting jet lag. I was up at five in the morning again and so of course watched the full sunrise from beginning to end. Avoided work by working on the newsletter and attending an online seminar on NRC's new promotion criteria. ...
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    String Time

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 10, 2017. The day was almost a write-off because of jet lag. I was up in the middle of the night and slept all morning. But in the evening I was able to do some writing. Anyhow, this is Lexi, and the red is the string she loves. She spends a l...
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    Geraniums and Cat

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 8, 2017. Expecting a front, we brought in the geraniums (previously here and here) and put them in clear plastic bags to trap any insects that came in with them. There was one spider, which attracted Polly's attention. Still fighting jet lag. ...
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    A&W

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 11, 2017. Work continues on what will be a new A&W at the highway exit in Casselman. There has been a lot of work in town this past summer and fall - the Esso across the street has been completely rebuilt, the C-Store has been renovated, a...
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    Geraniums and Cat

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 8, 2017. Expecting a front, we brought in the geraniums (previously here and here) and put them in clear plastic bags to trap any insects that came in with them. There was one spider, which attracted Polly's attention. Still fighting jet lag. ...
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    A&W

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 11, 2017. Work continues on what will be a new A&W at the highway exit in Casselman. There has been a lot of work in town this past summer and fall - the Esso across the street has been completely rebuilt, the C-Store has been renovated, a...
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    Sunrise

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 9, 2017. Still fighting jet lag. I was up at five in the morning again and so of course watched the full sunrise from beginning to end. Avoided work by working on the newsletter and attending an online seminar on NRC's new promotion criteria. ...
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    String Time

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 10, 2017. The day was almost a write-off because of jet lag. I was up in the middle of the night and slept all morning. But in the evening I was able to do some writing. Anyhow, this is Lexi, and the red is the string she loves. She spends a l...
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    A&W

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 11, 2017. Work continues on what will be a new A&W at the highway exit in Casselman. There has been a lot of work in town this past summer and fall - the Esso across the street has been completely rebuilt, the C-Store has been renovated, a...
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    String Time

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 10, 2017. The day was almost a write-off because of jet lag. I was up in the middle of the night and slept all morning. But in the evening I was able to do some writing. Anyhow, this is Lexi, and the red is the string she loves. She spends a l...
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    Sunrise

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 9, 2017. Still fighting jet lag. I was up at five in the morning again and so of course watched the full sunrise from beginning to end. Avoided work by working on the newsletter and attending an online seminar on NRC's new promotion criteria. ...
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    Geraniums and Cat

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 11, 2017
    November 8, 2017. Expecting a front, we brought in the geraniums (previously here and here) and put them in clear plastic bags to trap any insects that came in with them. There was one spider, which attracted Polly's attention. Still fighting jet lag. ...
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    Frying Pan

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 7, 2017
    November 7, 2017. This is a frying pan hanging in the kitchen. Its best days are probably behind it, but I've had it since forever and used it for things like cooking over the campfire. You can just barely see it on the picnic table in this photo from ...
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    House Dragon

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 6, 2017
    November 6, 2017. This dragon was purchased from inside the Forbidden City. It now sits in our kitchen, atop one of the cupboards, with a view of the entire main floor. http://ift.tt/2ycXfBd
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    No Parking

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    | 2017365, Syndicated
    November 6, 2017
    November 5, 2017. It was cold and smoggy and a good day to be leaving Beijing. I spent an extra long day (including an extra hour for the end of Daylight Savings) flying home. http://ift.tt/2iAU1kz
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