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First debate at Afterwords cafe
Watched the debate at Afterwords cafe at Kramerbooks last night. I love that place. The staff is friendly...
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Uploaded on Sep 27, 2008
So that's how they get the bricks in.
The bean sprout which surprised me
I had the strangest experience a few days ago: I bought some beans because I was planning to buy a...
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Uploaded on Aug 4, 2008
Assassin bug nymph
Assassin bug nymph, possibly Zelus luridus. Approximately 20mm long.
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008
This assassin bug was friendly.
Apparently full-grown assassin bugs can deliver a painful bite, but this one was just a nymph. (She doesn't even have any wings).
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008
This assassin bug was friendly.
If you look closely you can see the proboscis, curled up elephant-trunk style, which one day will become the bane of many an arthropod.
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008
This assassin bug was friendly.
In these pics the little critter looks creepy, but in real life she was downright pretty, a little emerald green thing with red eyes.
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008
ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པ་དྨེ་ཧཱུྃ on a lake
A screen capture from Google maps; some Tibetan monks wrote "om mani padme hum" on the snow on...
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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2008
アジサイ
Japanese for hydrangea is アジサイ. Had to look that one up. And by "that" I mean hydrangea......
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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008
inexplicable
Seriously? Long story. Only a few people understand. Namely, two people.
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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008
unknown metro people
A random phone cam pic. I thought it was interesting how it came out: she's still and everything else is moving.
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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008
pkdbooks
I have too many PKD books. And yes, this is an awful photo.
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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2008
pwn
Best license plate... ever? (And yes, it's a freakin beemer.)
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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2008
rainy day at Idle Time
Wandered into Idle Time books in Adams Morgan to take shelter from a rainy DC Saturday, took this from...
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Uploaded on Jun 15, 2008
rain
Raining like crazy in Silver Spring. Today has been nutty; tornado warnings and everything. Power's out,...
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2008
