At Kevin’s Request…

August 29, 2007

My brother Kevin suggested that this is what a total lunar eclipse should look like, so I thought I’d create it and post it for him. And Kevin, you’re the next family member I’ll be writing about! (See yesterday’s post for series of eclipse photos.) Question of the Day: Vote yea or nay: Should I […]

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Lunar Eclipse!

August 28, 2007

Fool that I am, I stayed up all night taking photos of the lunar eclipse. Enjoy! Question of the Day: What silly things have you stayed up all night to do, even though you had important things to do the next day?

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Gemstone of the Day: Amazonite

August 27, 2007

Amazonite was named for the Amazon River in Brazil. Amazonite has been found in Brazil, but not in the vicinity of the Amazon River, for which it was named. Amazonite is a variety of microcline, which is a potassium feldspar mineral. It is a greenish aqua blue stone that is related to such gemstones as […]

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Day in Santa Cruz

August 27, 2007

Vince and I spent yesterday in Santa Cruz. We were planning to go hiking in the redwoods, but we ended up spending the whole day walking along the coast, then we got sushi at Mobo Sushi – the best darn California-style sushi in the world! (I get the vegetarian Crop Burning and Guido rolls – […]

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My Sister Kara

August 26, 2007

This is the fourth post in my series of family stories. It’s time to tell a story or two about my sister Kara. She currently lives in North Carolina with her 4 year old daughter Michaela. Kara served in the Marines for several years, and recently worked as a preschool teacher. This fall she is […]

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Gemstone of the Day: Iolite

August 22, 2007

I’ve chosen iolite as my next gemstone to discuss simply because I don’t know much about it myself, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to learn! Iolite is a fairly affordable blue gemstone. The iolite I have seen available ranges in color from a light periwinkle blue to a deep violet-blue color. […]

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My Brother Michael

August 20, 2007

This is the third in my series of family stories. It’s now my lucky brother Michael’s turn. And boy have I got stories about him! Michael is 1 year and 9 months younger than me. When my parents brought this strange creature home from the hospital, I couldn’t pronounce “Michael” so he was “Buckles” to […]

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Diablo and Such

August 20, 2007

View from Diablo looking east over the Central Valley toward the hazy Sierras. I don’t generally blog about what I’ve been up to, but since I took photos this weekend, I thought I’d make an exception. I went hiking on Mt. Diablo with my friend Chris on Saturday. Mt. Diablo sits between the Bay Area […]

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Gemstone of the Day: Jade

August 17, 2007

I decided to go ahead and tackle one of the more complicated gemstones. Jade is a bit confusing to buy because there are so many materials that are sold as “jade.” Two minerals, jadeite and nephrite, are known as true jade. Jadeite was used largely in Asia for ornamental purposes, and it forms in a […]

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Etsy’s Poster Contest

August 15, 2007

315thomas’ winning poster, including my necklace (second row, third from left). Click for larger image. Etsy recently had a contest for its users to create posters that will be used to advertise Etsy. Each poster shows a collection of 16 items being sold on Etsy. Etsy chose several winning posters, including one by Etsy seller […]

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