Collapsing World » Uncategorized http://sevenels.net/blog Letting the air out Sun, 15 May 2011 12:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Chasing a ghost of the prairie http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=403 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=403#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:51:41 +0000 olivander http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=403 I’ve started something kind of different. I began to write about this ongoing historical quest I’ve been on for over two decades now. It quickly became apparent that to tell the story was going to take more than one blog post–or a few. In fact, the project turned out to be so deep and layered that I ended up forming a whole new blog just to tell it in. The first post is up. It’s also my first attempt at a pencast; I hope my scratching isn’t too difficult to read.

As it’s a new blog and I realize that registering to comment on my site is kind of a PITA, if you want to leave your comments here instead, you may. I really had no time to configure the site other than basic setup and formatting.

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=403 3 Keychopper alert http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=387 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=387#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:02:47 +0000 olivander http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=387 Attention, Minnesotans: The Haupt Antiek Market of Apple Valley, in addition to committing crimes against spelling, sell keychopped jewelry. Do not patronize them.

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=387 1 Happy 250th, Wolfgang! http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=199 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=199#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:03:00 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=199

W.A. Mozart
Jan 27, 1756 – Dec 5, 1791

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=199 0 BREAKING NEWS! http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=191 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=191#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:04:00 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=191 Senate Democrats develop spine! Defense spending bill blocked to prevent Arctic Wildlife Refuge oil drilling despite potential political damage! Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=191 0 Today I have discovered… http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=184 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=184#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:51:00 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=184 …that I am too stupid to install Moveable Type.
stupid

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=184 1 Stuff Portrait Friday: Ride in Your Hood http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=162 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=162#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2005 03:48:10 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=162 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

Quarry Hill – After the rain, originally uploaded by olivander.

3. Your favorite part of where you live

The interior of Quarry Hill park is my favorite place to go. There are so many little hidden places and things to explore, and miles of hiking. There is a huge variety of terrain within a relatively compact park, making it a great place to hike barefoot.

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Quarry Hill: oak savannah, originally uploaded by olivander.

2: One Mile Away

This is the view of Rochester from atop Quarry Hill, which is approximately 1 mile from my house.

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Caught standing still, originally uploaded by olivander.

1. Your Ride

This is my little pony, The Solar Express.

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=160 2 A taste of home http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=151 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=151#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2005 04:22:07 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=151 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

E Pluribus Unum, originally uploaded by olivander.

I went to the Bear Creek pow wow today. And I thought Kansas City was bad–it was just as hot, with humidity. It’s amazing the pow wow dancers didn’t pass out from the heat. As it was, they were doing shorter dances, taking frequent breaks, and alternating dancers so no one spent too much time out in the circle.

Unfortunately, I got paged and had to go into work 1/2 an hour into the ceremonies. The photos I took in that time were few and not very good. The handful that I uploaded to Flickr were the best of that crop, doing what I could with the material I had to work with. I’m not very happy with the results. I may go back for the 2nd day tomorrow, but it’s supposed to be even hotter (97), so I don’t know if I will or not. But I want to buy one of those linen shirts, and Arvel Bird’s Totem Animals CD. Dammit.

]]> http://sevenels.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=151 0 Stuff Portrait Friday http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=150 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=150#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:24:00 +0000 Oliver http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=150 This Friday’s theme: the ’80s.

Something from the ’80s you can’t let go of.
Things I can't let go of from the '80s
Yes, it’s that legendary ball team of eternal suckiness rivaled only by the Chicago Cubs: the Kansas City Royals. They did win the World Series once. Twenty years ago. They will again. Someday. Really. Stop laughing. Accompanying the Royals is my faithful, fuzzy companion Gizmo. For some reason, wherever I have set up shop, Gizmo has not been far away. Hmm… Perhaps if we fed the Royals after midnight…

A picture of you from the ’80s.
The only known photo of me from the '80s
Seriously, I couldn’t find any others. Not even my graduation photos. Sure, I could’ve scanned the yearbook, but how awful would that have looked? Certainly not worse that what I’ve posted, you say? Well, yah, you’re probably right, but I definitely look cooler in this photo.

A CD or movie you have from the ’80s.
Some albums from the '80s
I didn’t own any CDs during the ’80s. I do, however, own lots of vinyl, most of it as dorky as this stuff.

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