Photos from Itasca

This last weekend, I went to Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. This is the home to Lake Itasca, the lake that marks the origin of the mighty Mississippi River, which flows 2,500 miles away from the park. I waded all the way across the Mississippi in about eight steps. …

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In Defense of Instagram

A few days ago, Roger Ebert posted on his blog that he didn’t think that the ubiquitousness of Internet-armed cameras was a good thing: I find this news concerning because it results in a degradation of the art of photography. … [Camera users] are performing a social ritual, and little of what …

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Your Daily Dose of Cute

Say hello to my leetle friend!

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Gooseberry Falls, with Lots of Butterflies

This past weekend, I went on an impromptu camping trip with Fesworks. Our destination: Gooseberry Falls, which is probably the most popular state park on Minnesota’s North Shore, thanks to its easy trails and proximity to Duluth. It’s a tough park to visit if you don’t like seeing mobs of people …

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Your Daily Dose of Green (and Purple)

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MCBA Springcon: Nifty Costumes and LEGO Bricks

On Sunday, I attended at the MCBA Springcon comic book convention. Usually, I either have a table there, or I wander around taking photos. This time, I mostly just chatted with people I knew. I do miss being more involved with the MCBA shows, which happen twice per year in St. …

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A Request

A Request, a photo by Chebutykin on Flickr. Via Flickr: I keep photos from my Galapagos trip on my desk at work. The VP of my division loves them, and in the past has bugged me to rotate them more often. He’s going to a different position in a different …

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Look what I found! (…a sequel)

I was out walking for an afternoon break, and I happened upon another wounded butterfly. This time, the victim was a Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), which has a vast range across both America and Europe. It wasn’t keen on being examined, but the damage was heavy: the right forewing …

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So This Happened…

This, my friends, is a giant guitar squid. Playing baseball with a whiffle bat. I was at the Peelander-Z show at the 7th Street Entry last night. I’d never heard one whit of their music before, but I handed over $12 simply because I heard that they play one hell of …

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Lovely Day in Minneapolis

Yesterday was a beautiful, summery day in Minneapolis. I had some time to kill before a concert at the 7th Street Entry, so I parked about a mile away and walked there. I amused myself with Instagram.

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