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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Siphonophore
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
? Edited to add: This is one of the balloon arches at Clarendon Day.
Good luck and small pleasures
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
I’m having an astounding streak of luck. I returned to the post office this morning to mail a birthday present and only saw 3 and 4 (and 4 would have refused to help me since I had a [3lb] box to ship) behind the counter. Noooooooooo! But when it was my turn, 1 appeared and [...]
Postal
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Today I stopped at the post office to mail a photo to Simon and had a chance to enjoy the very, very special people who work there. Of the five postal workers up at the counter, 2 of them do are fantastic. The rest suck goat balls. Let me tell you about them: Charming, efficient, [...]
Gigapixel gigapixel gigapixel gigapixel
Friday, September 28th, 2007
It’s my new favorite word. It is also related to this.
A question for all my U.S. peeps
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Has anyone else ever noticed those tiny, official-looking (i.e., probably printed by the highway department) signs by the side of the road that just say “PINE TREES” in black letters on a white background? If yes, do you also know what the deal is? Is this just a Virginia thing? And if so, why not [...]