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Idling

Posted on February 11, 2010 by WorldWideWeber

It’s a thought that recurs every time a bit of nature knocks us out of our technological groove: Modern people don’t know how to do nothing.

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Drifting

Posted on February 10, 2010 by WorldWideWeber

I lost interest in the Great Snowfall of 2010 (February 5–6)* when it became clear we were not going to break any records. Snow, and then more snow, and snow yet again … yeah, we’re having an unusually snowy winter, … Continue reading →

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P-p-practice

Posted on January 25, 2010 by WorldWideWeber

The mercury is pushing 70 today, and some people are actually walking around in shirtsleeves. A typical midwinter Washington heat wave. (Note the three o’clock shadows—already a month from the solstice, but the sun is still lying low.) Two weeks … Continue reading →

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Strays

Posted on December 31, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Messing around with Google Chrome again. “So what?” you say? You’re right—so what. Five male robins were rummaging around in the dead leaves under the front porch and shrub this morning. It looked like they were looking for food. The … Continue reading →

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Flakes

Posted on December 30, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

I can’t let December pass without recalling fondly the seventeen inches of snow that suddenly showed up. The snowfall of Saturday, December 19 (and a bit on Sunday), broke a bunch of records, the most easily remembered one being “the most … Continue reading →

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