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Friday, October 5, 2012

Tree Shaped Tombstones-Birds and more Birds

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You find a fair number of doves hanging around tree shaped tombstones.  It is a traditional Christian symbol, and it seems like a natural pa...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Tree Shaped Tombstones-Odd Variants

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There is so much innate variation in tree shaped tombstones....obviously the stone carvers were working with some standard materials, then e...
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Tree Shaped Tombstones-Classification and Theories

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Note:  It is October, and with Halloween coming up it seems a good time to toss out a few posts on one of my hobbies, Tree Shaped tombstones...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Student Robotics, here we go again.

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If  memory serves me correctly I am now in my 13th year of having middle school kids build small, pugnacious combat robots .  I vaguely even...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

True Tales of the V.A. Hospital

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A couple of years ago when working the ER I had a depressed, suicidal veteran come in.  He was sincere and really needed inpatient help.  I ...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Oktoberfest-Ya Feeling Lucky, Punk?

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Most of what goes on at Oktoberfest is the same one year to the next.  And this is good.  But now and again a new event is held.  This was t...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Oktoberfest-Marching to the Beer

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Our local Oktoberfest is informal fun.  It opens at noon on Friday when folks congregate at the brewery. A brass band plays a few oomp...
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