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Almost invisible, yet, a thing of beauty
Read more: Almost invisible, yet, a thing of beautyPaper. It’s one of those things that’s become almost invisible. We live in a digital age, after all. Yet, paper envelopes still arrive in the mail, paper notebooks are still used in classrooms. Paper bags have returned to grocery stores and wallpaper (on the actual wall of a room) has had a similar revival. Print…
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postcards from Portland
Read more: postcards from PortlandI was in Portland, Oregon for a few days recently and although I didn’t send any postcards, I did notice a postcard flyer for the Booklover’s Burlesque Festival (I would have gone to that, if I had been there when it was on, but no such luck, drat). So, on the theme of postcards, if…
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the path of totality (factoids, flashback and Rome)
Read more: the path of totality (factoids, flashback and Rome)A rather dramatic name for something measured by scientific instruments, “the path of totality” refers to the path of the Moon’s shadow where the totality — the “maximum phase of a total solar eclipse, during which the Moon’s disk completely covers the Sun’s bright face” — can be visible from Earth (definition from the American…
a few words ... from Montréal 