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Brief review: Walks With Men by Ann Beattie

Walks With Men by Ann Beattie. Novella. Interesting, but some parts seem undeveloped which is sometimes characteristic of a novella. That is understandable, but, still I felt like I was left in a situation that needed more explanation in  order for me to make sense of it.

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View du Jour, May 11, 2013

Tree Peony BloomSeveral years ago we saw a spectacular display of blooming tree  peonies at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The next year we bought one tree peony for our garden in the rear of the house and the following year bought another. They don’t bloom a profusely as the plants a Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, but each bloom is wonderful.

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Obituary average age. October 30, 2014: 76.92

Ice on Chesapeake BayThe average age of those listed in the thirteen obituaries in the October 30, 2014 Free Lance-Star was 76.92. The median was 81.5 with a sample standard deviation of 16.43. The ages ranged from 28 to 94.

This is the eleventh day I’ve been collecting this data.
The mean of  obituary average ages  using {77.375,64,74.143, 62.5, 55,66.8333, 74.11,71.27,68.82, 76.92} at Wolfram alpha is 69.1.

A quote that caught my eye from one of the obituaries:

“Bud started his day, whenever he was able, with a visit to Biscuitville. On days when he was not able to go inside, he would use the drive-through. As soon as they heard his voice, they would say “We have your order, Mr. Bud.”

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Brief review: The Smiten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

contains some excellent recipes. No shortcuts on ingredients but an emphasis on quality. Two recipes we’ve tried are Almond Date Breakfast Bars and Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette. The latter includes a great recipe for the crust.

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Brief review: The Money Kill by Katia Lief

The Money Kill by Katia Leif. A good mystery with some expected and very unexpected turns. Starts out in Brooklyn in neighborhoods we’ve visited. An enjoyable read.

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Brief review: Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects by Karen Solomon.  Really useful book for preserving foods.

 

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Web Scraping with Python

Berries on a plant in the woods near home, Falmouth, VA

I came across this article about writing software for Web scraping using python

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Drone party at Death By Audio

Ice on the ChesapeakeA drone party at Death By Audio

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Ukulele songbook (French)

Ice on Rappahannock River, Falmouth, VAI came across this excellent site browsing for ukulele chords to a song. It is in French and seems to have a great collection of items.

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How to break into and avoid a break in from LifeHacker

Ice on Rappahannock River, Falmouth, VA

These links are to articles that were posted in LifeHacker. The first gives tips for breaking into a computer and ways to avoid it. The article addresses both PCs and Macs. The second gives some specific instructions for safeguarding a Mac.

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