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Got this from my brother.

happy birthday, cynnerth!

Wait, that's too small...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CYNNERTH!

there, that's better.

...by my brilliant niece, Laura: https://youtu.be/FauQlbdAMvo It was given to the Astronomy Deparment (Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics ). So far I've watched only the start and the end (while it streamed live during my visit to my folks in southern California) but plan to view the rest (about an hour total) soon. Hope some of you find ( Read more... )

Today I picked as many oranges as I could reach, which ended up being 68. I guess it's my way of honoring the 50th anniversary of 1968, the year that rocked the world. (My apologies to Mark Kurlansky, who wrote the book by that title - which is one of my all-time favorite works of nonfiction.) We'll enjoy fresh-squeezed orange juice for a while!

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Sorry you couldn't view the little video. Just now I found it available on YouTube; it was posted in 2013 so you've probably seen it before, although I hadn't. Here you go!

...view THIS.

Well, it's still New Year's Eve in the United States! Sorry I'm late to wish my LJ friends from eastern Canada or other countries a very Happy New Year!

I hope you have enjoyed the end of the year holiday season, and that your coming year is overflowing with all the good stuff, like joy, laughter, and fulfillment.