Daily Archives: May 18, 2017

The Oscillator

About a decade or so ago I saw a movie in the theaters called Swing Vote, starring Kevin Costner as a cynical alcoholic from New Mexico with an impossibly cute daughter who, the story goes, was going to decide a … Continue reading

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Album Review: After Laughter

For quite some time, I have been fond of the music of Paramore [1], and when I found they had a new album out, and that even people who did not think of themselves as fans of the album were … Continue reading

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Book Review: Birds Of The Pacific Northwest

Birds Of The Pacific Northwest, by Todd Telander One of the enjoyable aspects of being in a house on the coast with a lot of windows is that it encourages one to bird-watch and read books about bird-watching, I suppose … Continue reading

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Book Review: Common Birds Of Washington & Oregon

Common Birds of Washington And Oregon, by J. Duane Sept Admittedly, this was not a book I had planned on reading.  As it happens, when I traveled to the Oregon coast south of Tillamook, I found myself in a rented … Continue reading

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