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Feeling Blue
As I sit here locked up in my house due to the several inches of snow that plague our town, and while awaiting for any number of fire drills while I am out of the office – only to have to VPN in to my system over a connection that is much slower than it [...]
Golden Tamaran Watching
Philadelphia Zoo – Golden Tamarans are incredibly territorial creatures, and even at the zoo it’s not often you find them in a cage. In fact, this is the first time tis summer I found one captive. Even so, I’m not sure who’s watching who. I spent a lot of time around this exhibit, and this [...]
Original Mummer
In Philadelphia, we have this annual tradition called the Mummer’s Parade. Every New Years Day, brigades from all over the city dress in garish costumes and march down Broad Street. Some play in string bands (saxophones, guitars and banjos, mostly). Some have intricate performances. Some just dress up and act dumb. But they’re all called [...]
