Once Around The Maypole

Who am I: Lover of science, math, sports, rain, and old tv shows. Where am I: the "Midwest" right now, but have lived in three time zones in the last 5 years. And loved them all. What you'll see here: random things I like, rants, pretty pictures, a little politics, and lots of things I can't post on Twitter because I use my real name there. :)

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WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

Sitting in church at either age 4 or 5. Fifth row, far left. The belt for my Sunday clothes was navy blue elastic, with a magnetic buckle.

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Thinking about all of us who have old spaces like this on the web. We’ve all moved on to different places & different things, but these still exist. Glimpses into our past lives.

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In the tube

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In the tube

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Just saw a wasp fly straight into a spider web. Managed to get himself out with just a couple seconds to spare. Neat.

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Not all who wander are lost.

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Didn't draw the ex-hockey player for the eye exam, but the girl I did get smelled like Skittles which was nice.  :)

Of course now my eyes are dilated and I can only see 72-point fonts.

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I have an eye exam at the campus clinic today.

1. I hope I get the same tech as last time.  He was hot.  (Canadian ex hockey player with all his teeth)

2. I hope I can avoid getting hit by a car with my eyes still dilated......

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Traveller

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The SVU episode with "Nardalee Ulah" that talks about systemic rape in the Congo has such a great ending.  Every time she gets that visa handed to her, I get emotional.  Love it.

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You know [Nick’s] alive right? He didn’t die. This isn’t The Hunger Games. This is Big Brother.

Amanda to GinaMarie speaking on behalf of all of America. (via brithaynes)

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Now, HRC, Lambda Legal, and others have joined the crusade for a civil rights trial against George Zimmerman.

As a gay man who happens to agree with the verdict (as a matter of law, not morality), I have never felt more out of place in my own community.

#feeling frustrated

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"@BeschlossDC Here is Times Square 1944, in color photograph by Andreas Feininger"

https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/356601593057128448/photo/1

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Ta-Nehisi Coates has some worthwhile thoughts on the Zimmerman case. For those unsatisfied with the verdict, here is the portion of Florida law that essentially sealed the case:

776.041 Use of force by aggressor.—The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not...

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I have never been a fan of Glee, but Cory Monteith was just gorgeous.  That is all.