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Homeland security, model railroading and you: Part 2 of an interview with John Rotsart
Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
And now, proudly presenting Part II of interview with Mr. John Rotsart, Executive Director, San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park. To refresh: Here is Part I, where we learned the ... Read more..How to Build a Model Railroad: Part I of an interview with John Rotsart
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in 7 Questions | 1 Comment »
Spouse and I had the good fortune to visit San Diego several weeks ago for some much-needed vacation. Our vacation policy is "Walk Your Legs Off," and we spent one ... Read more..The National Aquarium in DC is a weird and tiny treasure
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Misc | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Habitat. Just like nature. "][/caption] I have longstanding love affair with DC's National Aquarium. Now, if you're thinking of the luxe, massive, well-funded landmark aquarium in Baltimore, ... Read more..And the best sparkling mineral water is…
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Experiment, Very Small Things | 4 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_531" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Everyone's a critic. "][/caption] We arrived, we obsessed, we sampled and tasted and discussed and ate some of those lovely flat Spanish almonds from WholeFoods, and we ... Read more..The mineral water taste test: Methodology
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Experiment | No Comments »
We drink a lot of fizzy water around here. Not as much fizzy water as we drink tea, but still a statistically significant amount. It's definitely an indulgence - seems decadent ... Read more..