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New Project
I haven’t yet had any responses to my job applications at universities, but when I contacted my old friends at OutsourceiT in Denver they had a project for me. I’ll be adding some features to the University of Colorado’s Center for Computational Biology website. They want features like user logins, mailing lists, and news items…
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Movie: Ridicule
This is a French film about the popularity and ruthlessness of wit in the court of King Louis XVI. There is some clever repartee and interesting portrayal of the period, but nothing very unique in the plot or execution of the film.
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Movie: Avalon
A Russian immigrant lives the American dream, good and bad. The attention to historical detail in the 40’s and 50’s Baltimore set is impeccable. Mr. Krichinsky arrives in 1916 and lives to see his son and nephew lay the foundations for K-mart, the exodus from the city to the suburbs, the impact of television on…
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Movie: L’Homme du Train (Man on the Train)
Two men meet. One has lived too softly, the other too hard. Each finds the other’s life tremendously alluring. I find this dichotomy in my own life, the introspection of reading and movie watching balanced against the raw experience of adventure. The concept is explored very nicely, with some wonderful poetry.
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Movie: The Man without a Past
A simply told story of a Finnish man who must start a new life when he loses his memory. I think it is supposed to be a little cliche, but the humor is so dry that I wasn’t always sure. It’s interesting to get a peek at life in Helsinki.
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Movie: Not One Less
A thirteen year old girl is the only available substitute teacher for a school in a small Chinese village. Despite the fact that her students know the lessons better than she does, her character leads her to help the school in unforseeable ways. A great movie to watch while job hunting – a reminder how…
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Autumn and Fall Colors
I’m fortunate to be able to stay at my dad and Sarah’s house in Indian Hills where it is easy to take a break and get outdoors. I’ve been so immersed in nature this summer, I think I might have withdrawals if I were staying the city. Looking for work is a rough ride –…
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Movie: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring
This is kind of a Buddhist fairy tale. A child raised by a monk on an idyllic lake ventures out into the world and returns in a pattern that recurs eternally. It’s beautifully filmed, which I think is supposed to present the beauty of human experience as its redemption. This beauty is balanced against the…
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Thank You
When we started our honeymoon on the continental divide, and with it this topic on my web log, I never imagined how large an impact the log would have on our experience. Mostly I saw it as a way to record the experience and keep our friends and family up to date. As it turned…
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Jenny Lake
A rainbow greets us as we enter Grand Teton National Park. Ann’s parents rent kayaks for us, and we venture out onto a misty lake. The foliage around the shore is beginning to turn bright yellow and red. Like the last time we were here, the spires of Teewinot peak out only occasionally through the…