Asteroseismic Scramblings

Just the things that occupy the mind-space of an inept astronomer waiting for his code to compile.

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A new bike for me!

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The version of this song on Weather Systems has been one of my favorites for years, but I think this one may just be better.

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Yahara River at the Dyerson Bridge.  One of those bike rides I've done a hundred times, and I never paused to actually look out over the bridge.

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Listen: Five Matches by CUSIQUE

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Bon Iver doing some Peter Gabriel.  Boom.

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I am a marathon runner; my legs are sore, and I'm anxious to see what I'm running for.

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For the first day of summer.  Boom.

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No, I'm not okay, but I guess I'm doing fine.

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I imagine there are worse things than living in a yurt in Montana.

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Log Across The Washer.  Not certain I know anything about this band (or guy), but it's been one of my most listened to (sort of) records for the past few months.

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In this season of commencement addresses, I'm reminded most of them are some shade of awful.  DFW's address in 2005 at Kenyon stands slightly apart.  Much better advice than being told "the world is flat."

[trailporn]

Early morning above (and below) the clouds on New Zealand’s Kepler Track.

Photo: Bryon Powell