32 hours of work in one weekend. Get to do it again next weekend! #

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Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences – Peter J. Mohler, Ph.D.
A friend of mine’s little brother just became a Pew Scholar. He still looks like he’s about to bust a “my nuts” joke, to me! Congrats, Peter!
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Slobodkina Foundation Home
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2007, The Year of Jože Ple?nik (*NEW!*) – Ljubljana Life Magazine
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Slovenia’s Joze Plecnik: An Idiosynchratic Architect
An absolute favorite of mine…
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Jože Ple?nik`s Virtual Museum
Love me some Jože Ple?nik!
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Celebrating the fact that it is Saturday. I have big work weeks—including weekends—for the next 3 weeks, so this one is precious! #

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Schwimmschule
Maple swim lessons for next summer (?)
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I’m going to see if anyone is selling a book of Elway Spells on eBay… #
Freakin’ hot up here in the Wien today. Zoo trip and now I’m staining crappy cheap IKEA chairs. #

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Enterprise comes to iPhone | InfoWorld | News | 2007-07-13 | By Ephraim Schwartz
Remember 10 years ago when everyone was saying that web interfaces were the future, but IE screwed it up for everyone? Well, standards-based sites already work in iPhone. It is the future.
(tags: halfass geek iphone apple mac)

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Kahlenberg "Nature Hike", originally uploaded by scottpartee.

Kahlenberg is one of the mountain-hills within the Vienna city limits. The slopes are covered with forests and vineyards, and a long, winding path up the hill takes you [...]

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Maple: I don’t feel well?
Daddy: What is the matter? Do you want me to take your temperature?
Maple: No, I want to go see Doctor Zappointment.

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“The economics of city rebuilding do not rest soundly on reasoned investment of public tax subsidies, as urban renewal theory proclaims, but also on vast, involuntary subsidies wrung out of helpless site victims.”
—Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

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What Would Joan Jett Do?, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

Happy birthday to my awesome mother!

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‘80s punks reunite in Grand Junction
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Before you activate your iPhone, read this!
He asks us not to paint him as a privacy nut, then states: ”...it’s possible to get a phone activated without giving up one’s SSN. I did it with my carrier several years ago by walking the issue [...]

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Slowly evolving to an online-only shopping life. Billa.at and IKEA.at are the latest additions. #

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Looks like I’ll be spending a beautiful Saturday in IKEA. Oh well—at least there are meatballs to be had. #

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I saw Jerry Garcia on the U1. He seems to have kicked smack and lost some tonnage. His German was really good, too!

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