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October by the Numbers

cat wearing tie

photo by gratisography.com

Time for another round of blog statistics! Read on for links to the most popular posts of the month and a list of intriguing search terms that led readers down this Crooked Road. Read More

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Feeding Time

Giraffe

A giraffe at the Woodland Park Zoo comes in for a snack.

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The Indian Latin Lover of Palms Beach

Source TOI Image via The Hindu

Source TOI Image via The Hindu

Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. I maintained an email distribution list of friends who wanted updates on my travels. Many nights involved entertainments of the herbal or alcoholic kind. There were roof-top full-moon parties and midnight swims in the ocean (the floating garbage was harder to see in the moonlight). Some evenings were spent on planting plans and composting toilet design. But occasionally, I sat down at a computer and wrote about my adventures. This is one of those stories. Read More

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The First Rule of Bravo Club

The Consul booklet cover

Photo from another production of the Consul used in the booklet

The first rule of Bravo Club is…

You must be under 40 at the beginning of the opera season. Okay, so that’s different from the first rule of Fight Club. But there is one similarity between the two – the first rule is the only rule.

 

 

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Discovering the Shadow Hero

ShadowHero-Cov-final2When I was researching an article about graphic novels for pre-teens, I discovered The Shadow Hero. It didn’t meet the requirements for the article, but I was fascinated by it, so I had to read it anyway. Read More