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New Lines to Paragraphs
WordPress, the software behind this site, uses a function called autop(), originally written by Photo Matt, to convert new lines to proper HTML paragraphs. It didn’t really handle some common HTML structures too well, so tonight I took a stab at hacking it a bit. Code follows.
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Movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Another movie I can’t remember why I added to my queue. I wish Netflix would allow me to write a note to myself which they would then send with the movie. Many mysteries could thus be solved. Anyway, this movie shows what can happen if you run around carrying sharp plot devices. The internet movie…
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Whisky Flat Trail Day 2
In the morning, after 13 hours in my tent, the verdict is that tent-shopping is in our future. The North Face Canyonlands is nice at just under four pounds, but too claustrophobic for weathering big storms together. We aren’t hungry yet, so we pack up and start walking. We are in a tight canyon crossing…
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Whiskey Flat Trail
We park at the Whisky Flat trailhead in Kernville, planning to hike north for an over night trip, but there is a ‘DAY USE ONLY’ sign at the trailhead. Ann convinces me to ask about it at the ranger station. It turns out a local rancher owns the parking area, and will tow any cars…
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Off to work
I like this picture Ann took of me leaving for work through our frosty screen door this morning.
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Rademacher Hills
It’s a windy day in the desert. The mountains are getting snow, so Ann and I take a walk closer to town in the Rademacher hills. Ann is learning to use a GPS receiver, and I feel inspired to catch some of the local sights with the camera. I see things I haven’t noticed before.…
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Book: In the Foosteps of Mr. Kurtz / Michela Wrong
This account by Michela Wrong of the 30-year rule of Mobutu over Zaire was a mind-boggling book for me. I know it is real because Ann grew up in Zaire during this time. She knows the places in the book, and can picture the people. For me, my mind balks at the facts presented. If…
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Movie: Lost in La Mancha
This is a documentary about Terry Gilliam’s failed attempt to make a film version of Don Quixote with no Hollywood backing. After watching it I am amazed, and thankful, that Gilliam has managed to make any films at all… IMDB
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Great Falls Basin, Condome
We meet Werner, Walter, and Clare at 8 am. We also meet Chris for the first time, and his dog Luka. Jezze nearly breaks a window out of the car trying to meet her as well. The approach to the Condome is different for the north and the south side where we’re headed. We nearly…
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Movie: Iris
Ann recently read the biography of Iris Murdoch by her husband John Bayley, and wants to watch the movie while it’s still fresh in her mind. I was taken quickly with oddity of the characters – they are odd the way people are and not the way movie characters tend to be. One of Iris’…