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Some Favorite Things

Some Favorite Things

Today I need to write something positive, just cuz.  So, here’s a blog post about some random ‘favorites’ of mine…with certain follow-ups. First up: Favorite Colors Yes, kindergarten is over thirty years behind me, and yet I am still going to tell you about my favorite colors.  I really, really like colors, okay?  …Which means I can’t possibly have a favorite.  But some colors I adore are: So, what’s more wonderful than gorgeous colors?  Gorgeous color-combinations.  A single, flat color…

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Introduce-the-Story Themes: SSCS02 – How to Catch Flying Pigs, and Sea Monsters

Introduce-the-Story Themes: SSCS02 – How to Catch Flying Pigs, and Sea Monsters

Last year, after I had finished posting all of the installments for my first SSCS (Because the Desert is a Great, Broad Beast of Memory),I put up a post talking about different aspects of the story and/or the writing process, in the same vein as the pieces authors sometimes do when, for example, they’re doing a blog tour to promote their new book. Now that all of the installments have been posted for my most recent SSCS, How to Catch…

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Light at the End of the Burnout

Light at the End of the Burnout

So, here’s a crazy thing.  I’m writing this on a Wednesday, and as I left work today I was actually feeling a little excited about my job. This shouldn’t be a crazy thing.  I work in Astronomy, as a Scientific Programmer, which is a combination of two things I really, really like and am good at.  However, for a variety of reasons, not all of them to do directly with my job (you can probably guess one or two), the…

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Annular Eclipse vs Pinhole Camera vs Astronomy is Awesome

Annular Eclipse vs Pinhole Camera vs Astronomy is Awesome

Okay, so ordinarily outreach astronomy isn’t my jam.  I just really don’t have a bent toward teaching, though I am ever grateful for all those out there who do.  But this recent Annular Eclipse had an interesting confluence of events for me that made me realize again that, of all of the sciences, I’m grateful my path took me to Astronomy. I do think that Astronomy is super great.  It’s also a lot more accessible than you might expect, both…

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