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Hello little snake #naturephotography

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Rough week? Free hugs. #inktober

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Dr #frankenstein 's Teddy Bear #inktober

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Mariposa Negra

Her eyes shimmered like gossamer wings. A tall, dark Columbian woman, they called her Mariposa Negra, but Tarantella would have been more appropriate, the way she devoured interns with a glance. Still stunning in her late fifties, she was an executive who knew how to get her way.

I started working for this company after college. I was hired by a friend in IT because I was handy with computers and…

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These may be weeds but I still think they're beautiful.

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Snake flashlight made with nothing but two LED lights one battery, some leftover plastic and aluminum tape.

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Montaigne on Cannibalism

My more literate friends think that I am insane for reading all (or at least large portions) of the works of important authors, instead of just the highlights. My point is that it is important to read authors more completely to understand the context in which the highlights are couched.

Often I’ve come across an often quoted phrase from a famous author only to find that the author was saying the…

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This spring we found a mama snapping turtle laying eggs. Today we found three baby turtles making their way to our pond. Exciting times! #nature #snappingturtle #pond #science #garden

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Goodbye Google

If you follow tech news, it is pretty clear that Google has become an evil empire. They control everything from the Android operating system for your phone to your Google Chrome browser to Google search on your browser to YouTube to Gmail to Blogger to Nest. In short, they control how we access and view a large proportion of the Internet.

Google continually wields its power to suppress critics…

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Praying Mantis Society

I feel a little silly for sharing this. It was probably just a scam. But I’ve had trouble sleeping ever since this happened and I need to know if it’s true. If you have heard about this group, let me know.

I was going to get some components for a project the other day, when I was approached by a young woman outside the store. She started talking fast, asking if I could help her.

She said her…

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Not sure what this is, but it just popped up and said hi! #garden

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Probably more excited than I should be to build a floating walkway in #minecraft using #raspberrypi

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Very excited to see native plants return to our pond after we stopped using an algaecide on duckweed. #pond #garden #gardening

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Between aggressive deer and aggressive weeds, seeing a hosta in bloom always feels a bit miraculous. #garden #gardening

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What I built today

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Book Review: Remembering Lauren

Book Review: Remembering Lauren

Mysteries are a wonderful escape from the world. Life is so complex that our everyday problems rarely resolve themselves as neatly as they do in fiction. That charm should not be underestimated.

Remembering Laurenis the first novel by police officer turned author Misha Jordan. The story features Nikki Freeman, a vet tech trying to escape a violent past. In her attempt to flee from the big city,…

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