I think I will stay home for Thanksgiving.
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Chuck Grassley apparently has something of a reputation as a matchmaker. He just attended the wedding of the 20th couple to meet in his office.
The Library Map.
One hundred years of the jungle gym.
I missed this one before Halloween. Regional slang terms for ‘ghost’.
There is evidence that Venus once had the same type of plate tectonics that Earth does.
A sea otter who stole surfboards last summer has a pup now.
NASA captures image of ghostly cosmic hand.
Chopin in paint swirls.
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Mom’s funeral finally happened. Things can be delayed like that for people who wanted cremation, which she did. The only one remaining of the older generation now, that I’m sure of, is Mom’s older brother. He’s 95 or near it. Mom’s younger brother died of cancer a fair number of years ago now. Dad’s youngest sibling might still be alive, but nobody would think to tell me one way or another, and I do believe she died a couple years ago.
Nothing from the archaeology sites this week.
I’m not sure when I’ll be home today. See you when it happens.
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Love you guys!