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I'm going rafting on the American River this weekend. I'm really going to try to stay in the boat this time. Wish me luck.

grapes like these are in big trouble in Sonoma County: "The glassy-winged sharpshooter is not just a threat to the wine industry -- it threatens the entire agriculture industry," [Gov. Gray] Davis said. I hope they can find alternatives to chemical sprays in their attempts to control this insect.

writing haiku
is similar to football
hut-hut-haiku

Wondering what a Class 3 rapid vs. a Class 5 rapid means? Here's the rating scale from the previous article. [oops. I accidently posted this to the wrong blog. But you, gentle onfocus reader, might like it too.]

Salon | Don't tweak the geeks!: "We are wired differently; but the fact that we have to work at empathizing with others actually means we put a special value on it and on face-to-face contact, as anyone who has ever sampled the intensity of our tribal gatherings can testify." [via offhand]

lookit this! Jim Woodring's Whim Grinder. [via media nugget]

I set up an archive of photos from this site on the visualize page. It's not very organized, though.

new pyra desk

ooh, this page is cool: sententiae latinae.