Vintage and Steampunk
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International Octopus Day
One of my favorite holidays of the year falls on October 8th (Octo 8!) It's a day that brings out the creativity in artists, writers and sea creature enthusiasts around the world.
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Social Distancing 101: A “Restorative” Video
Today’s Social Distancing tip is to relax and watch magic for a half hour. Christine McConnell—gothic artist, creator, restorer extraordinaire—has released a half-hour episode on YouTube in which she gives new life to…
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A Necklace To Fan Over
A long time ago, I moved from Seattle to New Jersey. It took a while for me to get employed and back on my feet, so I frequently shopped at (or sold things…
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Book Review: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love eBooks and buy a lot of them. HOWEVER, I followed the advice of friends and…
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Gears, Beards, and Beers
(Image belongs to the Facebook Capitol Steam group) Good times do not get better than this. I had such a wonderful time last night! Here’s a highlight moment: As I was pausing in a…
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Of Weddings and Apprentices
“Blessed is the generation in which the old listen to the young; and doubly blessed is the generation in which the young listen to the old” — Anonymous (the wisest person on the planet, apparently) We have…
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The Busiest Two Weeks Of The Year
Today may have been my peak day in the seasonal cycle of Spring, which masqueraded as Summer today, being in the 90’s. As usual, the yard and gardens have turned into a jungle.…
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Short and Sweet and To the Point
A friend clued me into this free PDF download – and so I’m cluing YOU in. The Steampunk Opedia I suspect it will be out of date by this time next year as…
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Treasure Hunt
I work at a Very Old University (established 1855). Over the decades, various storage rooms, closets, and little-used offices have accumulated a lot of paper, steelcase furniture pieces, broken chairs, cartons of floppy…
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Victuals! November Aether Salon
Sunday, November 20 at 2 pm slt Babbage Palisade & Academy of Industry http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/254/60/106 and http://slurl.com/secondlife/Academy%20of%20Industry/2/56/106 What’s that bubbling in the pot on the stove? SCIENCE! Kitchen technology took great strides in the…
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Living a Steampunk Life, in Real Life, Entry #2
I blogged back on June 26th to let people know that I might randomly post a little here about my Real Life, since I have the tendency to go about my days in…
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World Steam Expo 2011
(Ceejay is lounging about somewhere sipping absinthe, so her typist will take the controls of her blog for a post!) We had an amazingly good time at World Steam Expo this year, and…
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Read A (Vintage) Book!
I took yesterday and today off work to catch up with life and finish getting ready for World Steam Expo! Been really nice. Yesterday I slept in, then met up with a friend…
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Happy Birthday Ada and Happy Programmer’s Day!
HAPPY PROGRAMMERS DAY! Tis the birthday of Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, considered to be the mother of programming, due to her close work with Charles Babbage and quick grasp of what…
