Category Archives: Weather

I garden, so I keep looking up.

Another rainy June 3

Posted on June 3, 2008 by cbd

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Odds and ends Monday

Posted on April 14, 2008 by cbd

The weather is finally not dreary. I drove to and from St Louis this weekend, and it rained nearly the entire time. But today it is sunny and slowly warming up. Why St Louis? Attending a beer festival with Thomas … Continue reading →

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Dear spring

Posted on April 9, 2008 by cbd

You are cordially invited to come and stay for a while. Your cousin, Bizarro Spring, is messy and the flowers don’t like her. Thanks, Bradley

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Odds and ends rebound

Posted on March 2, 2008 by cbd

Odds and ends on a warm weekend: storm windows, a visit from Erin’s friend Cindy, etc. Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2008 by cbd

The Easterling-Dilger household is bustlin’ these days, so bloggin’ sometimes has to take a back seat. I’m very, very glad to say I’m reading a fair amount these days. I’m halfway through a second reading of Tufte’s Beautiful Evidence, which … Continue reading →

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Snowman!

Posted on December 29, 2007 by cbd

Our assimilation into the Midwest is now complete.

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Yay travel

Posted on December 23, 2007 by cbd

Here’s a summary of our recent trip to Cheshire, CT to see my grandfather, who is recovering from a broken hip. This was the second try; the first was canceled because of bad weather. We planned a side trip to … Continue reading →

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Local signs of fall

Posted on October 19, 2007 by cbd

ILL books coming due in 2008. Dry skin, then razor burn, from the heat being turned on. The Dairy Queen closing until Spring. Getting behind on email. Wishing daylight savings was over. Our trip to Columbia cancelled because Madelyn got … Continue reading →

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Sweltering

Posted on August 12, 2007 by cbd

Another 15 mile run today: 2:20:20, or 9:20/mi. Much better than last week; 0:25/mi faster, and only 45 seconds difference between front and back splits. But yikes, what a sweatfest. I literally wrung out my shirt (sleeveless and CoolMax, but … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Friday

Posted on June 8, 2007 by cbd

Light on the blog as I’ve been heavy on everything else here lately. Accessibility: the WCAG Samurai (Joe Clark &c.) have published the draft of their errata to WCAG 1.0. Also recently, the Illinois web accessibility bill passed the house … Continue reading →

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