Any water left unattended out-of-doors here in Northern Virginia—freezes.
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22-Jan-2022
This morning I connected to my cross country flight to Virginia via LAX. I saw the dawn. I saw places that mean a lot to me. There’s my apartment! On the hill behind it was where my high school once stood, now replaced by condos. There’s Mission Bay where I’ve swum and kayaked and not-successfully windsurfed and jet ski’d. Beyond: Navy housing we lived in when I was a teenager. Had I been on the left side of the plane I’d have seen my favorite spot: Mission Beach Jetty. But take a beat on my right is former favorite swim spot La Jolla Cove. Shores. Del Mar. Solana Beach where I worked at failed dot com EduPoint. Orange County. Los Angeles County. Beaches, apartments; jobs and job interviews; car accidents, fights, train rides, romance and catastrophe. Southern California is my home; imbued with meaning. Onward.
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22-Jan-2022
Palæontology Practice with nephew F.! He knows more about dinosaurs than me.
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22-Jan-2022
Briefly passing through LAX.
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21-Jan-2022
“Some people say / this town don’t look good in snow”
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20-Jan-2022
Weather and professional responsibilities kept me out of the water for four days. Back this morning. Terrific.
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17-Jan-2022
I took this in 2019, breezing by on a bike around the Tidal Basin in DC. Dr. King was mostly hated in his lifetime. Think about how pretty we talk about people once they get killed and try to change that. Beware of people quoting MLK without the context of how much he was hated. Changing society takes work. Justice is hard. War is wrong. Poverty is wrong. Race discrimination is wrong. Education must be free to all. We must have equal opportunity. We must change the structure of our society. We can do it.
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16-Jan-2022
I fought my way past the breakers. Big current today, one day post Tonga. Part of any physical hobby is knowing when to stop. Life is so rich.
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16-Jan-2022
I’ve cosplayed Dr. Hank McCoy twice. The first time it was great, the second just okay. The next time, it’ll be best yet. These were light gray thumbless gloves meant to be some other creature. I dyed them over Christmas and will deploy them next time I cosplay.#beastcosplay#cosplay
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15-Jan-2022
As your attorney I must advise you to slice beets, steam em up, and eat as directed by your physician. Bon appétit!
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14-Jan-2022
VHS stands for “Video Home System”—shoutout to Zappa, #HHGTG, Star Wars Holiday Special, animation and “Voltus[sic] 5” #VoltesV plus the movie I appear in, Up From The Depths.
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13-Jan-2022
It’s an honor to get to play in huge surf. Bracing, beautiful afternoon at the tail of a nice swell.
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13-Jan-2022
New Bot Day! “Blaster T-1000” is merchandise based on Terminator 2: Judgement Day. His whole torso can hinge forward to fire a missile? This 1991 toy robot makes no sense but is a great villain in an “all cops are bastards” way.
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11-Jan-2022
I don’t know why the rescue boat was patrolling. Snagged a selfie while it was there.#stoke
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10-Jan-2022
Morning office for a few hours
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09-Jan-2022
Things also look very nice from the water
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07-Jan-2022
Yes, dolphins in the lineup.
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05-Jan-2022
Cold and not for the skittish. It’s fun to swim a maelstrom sometimes.
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04-Jan-2022
New Bot Day! DaiDenzin (ダイデンジン or “Giant Electric Man” is from 1980 Super Sentai show Denshi Sentai Denjiman. It transforms from an airship into this terrific mecha. My first new robot for 2022! Happy New Year!
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04-Jan-2022
Me at @lastbookstorela in 2014. Photo by the remarkable and incredible @leahblooms from whom I was divorced on this day in 2020. A fine 15 year run of learning and partnership!
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03-Jan-2022
Tide receding. Lovely session.
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02-Jan-2022
It’s time for the ornaments—nerdy and otherwise—to get packed up for the year.