The Real Effect

Well, one of my nicknames and the namesake of this blog really belongs more properly to another Das brother, namely Adrian Clair Das, shortened to Adi, lengthened to Adidas, which, of course, is the company named after one Adolf “Adi” Dassler, whose brother, Rudolf, quarrelled with him so severely that he set up the rival [...]

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Let the Tackiness (And Functionality) Begin

I ordered a discount bike rack for each of the bikes I am riding just now and some bungee cords and a mirror. Now I am looking for some classic, old school milk crates (I am taking donations, preferably vintage cool looking ones) so my bikes can look like this and this.
Ah, all of this [...]

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Let the Tackiness (And Functionality) Begin

I ordered a discount bike rack for each of the bikes I am riding just now and some bungee cords and a mirror. Now I am looking for some classic, old school milk crates (I am taking donations, preferably vintage cool looking ones) so my bikes can look like this and this.
Ah, all of this [...]

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Murree Monsoon

This poem still needs work. I like some of the images in it that I did not expect. There are some things I would have liked to put in that did not get in (perhaps a sonnet cycle is in order). I like the mouse image, but it probably does not work with all the [...]

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Roses: One Shot, Two Edits

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A Walk Along Delmar on High Contrast Day

And two worth viewing large are here and here. Make sure to check out the “Original” size as well for even greater detail.

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Mulberries in the City

Last night my sister-in-law called and said that Virgil was worried that the fact that he had written a rare comment on the Tim Russert post might have broken my blog No, I loved that comment and have just been…well, I am not sure why I have not posted much recently. I tried [...]

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TJR

This report by Tom Brokaw brings sad news. I am surprised by how much I am touched by Tim Russert’s death. I don’t know, he seemed like a good journalist, who sometimes grilled people hard, but was fair. He has a nice smile as well. Make sure to check out some of the other stories [...]

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Talayna’s Pizzeria and Chicago Deep Dish, Mmm, Mmm!

The other day I went to Talayna’s for the second time, this time with my father. While deciding what we were wanting to have, the owner, Mike, came over and brought us samples of the house salad (rich, but very tasty) and both New York and St. Louis style pizzas. Both were good, but I [...]

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Web Over the Tomatoes

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