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whats the range of age?

Hi nathan, i saw your thread on the main page and thought you might like this link to an old blog post that rounded up the elder nerdfighters. There are 18 pages of comments, but you might want to ...

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Marriage

My parents were married 52 years. My mom said the secret was communication. My dad said a sense of humor. They were commited, divorce was never an option, but they were happy and they loved each ot...

Tagged: US, divorce, marriage, trust

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Nerdfighter Magazines....?

Smithsonian is my favorite nerd magazine.

Tagged: ecogeek, technology, environmental, magazine

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Down the Rabbit Hole...To infinity and Beyond....

insatiable curiosity perhaps Sep 30

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What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?: A Curious Nerd, and a Supreme Nerd, Cool Nerd Queen, Literature Nerd and Major Geek according to the nerd tests.

About Me:: Stay at home mom, former environmental lab director, nature nut, compulsive reader and overthinker. Curious about nature, science, astronomy, art, literature, history, sociology and practically everything else. Obsessed with music, movies, Hubble photos, NASA websites, earth satellite images, maps, books, art, photography, great writing, weather, snowflakes, genealogy, ammonites and saturniid moths, to name a few.

Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more: In the order I discovered them:
To Kill a Mockingbird, LOTR, Catch 22, Slaughterhouse 5,
A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Single Shard,
A Short History of Nearly Everything, First Light, Dandelion Wine,
84 Charring Cross Road, Housekeeping, The Road

What's your favorite thing to put on your head?: hats

If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?: my sister

When did you start watching B20: November

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The Way We Get By tonight PBS POV for Veteran's Day

PBS POV is airing a documentary tonight in honor of Veteran's Day.

The Way We Get By

If you have a tv, the time or the inclination, you should watch it.

The trailer leaves me in pieces:

For several years I coordinated a used book sale with our elementary school. One of the charities we gave extra books to was Operation Paperback, started ten years ago by a military wife whos… Continue

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

So I went for another walk....

Same wetland trail, different season. I took almost a hundred photos. Went back the next day without my camera and saw a dozen spiderwebs dripping dew and sparkling in the sun - at least I have my memories.....
Oh, one of the yellow flowers grow almost 6 feet tall, it's magical. Enjoy....

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Posted on September 13, 2009 at 1:33pm — 4 Comments

Wanderlust Anyone?

I sat in a small stone bar on the fox river in a storm and listened to Jim Green, the most amazing guitarist I've ever sat 10 feet from. His video make me need to get in the car and drive far, and up, until the road ends.

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Posted on March 11, 2009 at 11:52am — 2 Comments

The Sky in Motion!

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day from 12/31/08 defies description. Go ahead, try.

The Sky in Motion is the home site for the video, check out the night sky in the forest or the borealis in Germany - amazing diversions.

Enjoy...After all, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy!

Posted on January 12, 2009 at 8:34pm — 2 Comments

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At 9:41am on November 4, 2009, Deb S said…: Yes! to vid montage. Look at the colors on this one! Thanks for that second Oct Rain one. I watch them both every morning, first thing. Makes me stop and breathe. I'm trying to let the colors, the smells (yes), the feel of the wind on my face, the distant train whistle, thunder and birdsong seep into my subconscious. I want to do some kind of artwork inspired by these. I don't know what yet. Gotta do something. These just have such a profound effect on me.

At 8:16am on November 2, 2009, Deb S said…: Yeah! That was the obsessing part! I kept taking screen shots and then going back and taking "better" ones. I think you can only take one at a time in the process. I investigated 'how to' 'cuz of this video. Achingly beautiful.

Here's whacha do:
I have a PC too. Make the video full screen. Hover your finger over the key "Print Screen" up toward the top right of your keyboard and push where you want your shot (anxiety making for me because I am insane).

Then go to the 'Paint' program. 'Start' button, 'all programs', 'Accessories', 'PAINT.' Then go 'Edit', 'Paste' and the shot will fill up your Paint screen. Then just 'Save As' like you'd normally do. I saved 'em as JPEGs just 'cuz. And VOILA!

I snapped "Mel 01" through "Mel 10" before I said STOP, crazy woman!

You can also do it apparently without going to full screen. Just snap the open window by doing the same thing but instead of just pushing 'Print Screen', push ALT Print Screen. I didn't try that. I didn't want anything but the gorgeousness in my photo. Thought it might take the scroll bars and stuff with it. Don't know if that's true. Will test.

At 10:18am on November 1, 2009, Deb S said…: OK. I have to stop now because I'm just obsessing.

At 5:20am on October 28, 2009, thefirstofmany said…: Officially friends! Yay! It's 6:15pm in Ho Chi Minh and I getting ready to take a look at the room service menu, gosh I am lazy!

At 8:41pm on October 26, 2009, Evangeline said…: I am at about page 500-ish, and I love Owen, and it's not going to end happily is it???? *sob*

At 11:22pm on October 19, 2009, Me said…: How's your family?

At 11:21pm on October 19, 2009, Me said…: I'm sorry it took me so long to answer your comment. We are fine. Getting ready for Halloween and book fairs. My son is finely growing so I had to buy bigger paints and a new coat(1st time in 3 years!) My little girl is hot on his heals, she gets bigger clothes almost every season!!

At 10:40am on October 18, 2009, Evangeline said…: So inspired by your love of John Irving, I finally dug "A Prayer for Owen Meany" out of the depths of my to read pile...and it is so awesome! Sad and wonderful and very funny so far. So glad I am finally reading it!

At 1:36pm on September 30, 2009, Evangeline said…: Oh noes! A croc stalker! ;D
(yes, I'm a dork.)

That is an awesome pic. I will have to show L after school. I am hanging out with my hot water bottle again, putting off the moment when I absolutely have to get up and do stuff...which is fast approaching or maybe already past. *sigh* How about you?

At 5:07pm on September 20, 2009, LAly said…: Mel, I'm sort of around but not really. I get Ning emails but I can't really deal with them right now. I'm on my way back from the memorial service but had to stop in DC to try to do a school project before its deadline tonight. Way overwhelmed at the moment so I'll try and stop by before too long...