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Mighty Turing-Maimu, or The Dog Bell: opsmason.micro.blog

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Short thoughts on cruising: opsmason.micro.blog

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Assateague State Park, Maryland

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Scoutmaster Minute,August 5, 20205: Clean: opsmason.micro.blog

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Scoutmaster Minute, June 30, 2025: opsmason.micro.blog

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Finch?

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Flippin’ squirrel

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Northern Cardinal

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Black-capped Chickadee.

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We moved the bird feeder over the weekend. I don’t remember seeing this bird last year.

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Finished reading: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 📚I enjoyed this book, even though it was a bit heart wrenching. It was interesting to consider the different reasons people fought for emancipation: some to escape, some to save, and some to overcome guilt.

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Currently reading: The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs 📚 I’ve been listening to the podcast for a year or so, and got this book for my birthday.

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Want to read: A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948 by James Barr 📚 overcast.fm/+AAne6Y5U…

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Want to read: A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948 by James Barr 📚

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Heard and interview on EconTalk. This sounds like the kind of book I’ve wanted for a while: a summary of the Middle East, and European Influence. overcast.fm/+AAne6Y5U…

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To write: opsmason.micro.blog

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Ripley still loves this icy hellscape

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Happy Gotcha Day, ya little turd muffin!

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Want to read: Once Upon a Prime by Sarah Hart 📚

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Heard an interview with Sarah Hart on People I (Mostly) Admire. Sounds like a fun book.

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Want to read: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 📚

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Wil Wheaton has been [talking about how great this book is]\n(https://wilwheaton.net/2025/01/odds-n-ends/).

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Blustery day in York, PA. But a great lunch at Central Market!

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Aesop’s Almanac January 4, 2025: opsmason.micro.blog

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