Monthly Archives: February 2015

Oranges to excess (or, “Orange you done yet?”)

Posted on 25 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

Although the Algarve doesn’t really have a winter (it just goes straight from autumn to spring), we call the oranges that ripen this time of year “winter oranges,” and they are the sweetest of all the varieties. I adore winter … Continue reading →

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SDO Year 5

Posted on 18 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

What has collected over 200 million images and 2,600 terabytes of data, and just celebrated its fifth anniversary? The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO. And I have to admit that when I saw the part about “2,600 terabytes of data” … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Monday

Posted on 16 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

Oregon’s only national park, a geological wonder, and one of the most awesome bike rides in the US: Crater Lake National Park. And yes, it’s a lake inside a volcano. Not just that, but it’s the deepest lake in the … Continue reading →

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Epic snow breaker, backups and more

Posted on 14 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

Let’s get the day started off right and watch Canadian National Railway locomotive 2304 plow through deep snow near Salisbury, New Brunswick. You’ll definitely want to put this on HD if you can, just for the fun of it. Only … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Chicken

Posted on 13 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

This is a real book. Based on the 401 reviews on Amazon.com, it’s actually a good cookbook, if you can stop snickering long enough to follow the recipes. A few samples: Dripping Thighs Sticky Chicken Fingers Vanilla Chicken Chicken with … Continue reading →

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The Doves type story ends at last

Posted on 11 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

This is one of the most famous printed pages of all time: the first page of Genesis in the five-volume “English Bible,” printed by a tiny London press from 1902–1905, with a type designed specifically for that press and used … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Wednesday

Posted on 4 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

This is probably not where you think it is. It’s Beaver’s Bend State Park, located on the shore of Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma—a state that is not exactly known for its scenery. Though I hear the Witchita Mountains are … Continue reading →

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