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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Digging Deep | America Magazine

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My mother -  from whom I learned the love of language -  sent me this beautiful tribute to Seamus Heaney by a parish priest...

The Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Bridge

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Dog days

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Philippe Petit vs. James Brady - tight rope walk or jump from the WTC

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Not that they were competing but James Brady and his buddies who jumped from the new WTC tower inevitably invoke comparison with Philippe P...
Monday, March 24, 2014

A Chesapeake Homecoming - NYTimes.com

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Twelve years ago Travis Croxton and his cousin Ryan took over the family oyster beds in Virginia.  Business is booming. on the  Rappahanno...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Following in Dylan Thomas's Wake

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The Boathouse where Dylan Thomas lived Dylan Thomas died when I was eight - in 1953.  A hopeless drunk, he inspired us with his call to...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Is fitbit fit to use?

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I'm a convert to.  The Fitbit gives me a goal.  I like that it spurs me to get my 10,000 steps/day. - gwc Tracking fitness one step at...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Kite surfing north of Malibu

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Charlie Porter, an Adventurer Who Reshaped Climbing, Is Dead at 63 - NYTimes.com

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Charlie Porter, solo, Baffin Island, 1975. He ran out of food and hiked back 10 days on frostbitten feet. He climbed El Capitan solo; Mt....

9/11 - from space

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taken from the International Space Station, 9/11/2001 by Astronaut Frank Culbertson I first saw the towers after the second plane hit.  ...