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Reprising the Blue Light Special for IgniteSLC 3.5

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Ferris wheel at the blue hour

I was honored to be asked to reprise my IgniteSLC talk, The Blue Light Special, for a special session to entertain the Utah Open Source Conference. The public is welcome…

Giveaway

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Delivery of 45 cartons of books to the palace

On Friday I held the first book I have produced as publisher of Sagebrush Press: The Story of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, by Gary Topping. It…

Signed, sealed, soon to be delivered

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Proofs of the Cathedral of the Madeleine book

I signed off on the proofs, or “bluelines” for the The Story of the Cathedral of the Madeleine today. The cover will NOT be that lurid blue. I specified…

Redefining success

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Mutton-busting, in which innocents are launched for a wild ride for the amusement of others. At least I’m not the sheep. (Mount Pleasant, Utah)

Dear readers, if I have any readers left after my blogging hiatus,…

SparkArts

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Beaver mother and kit underwater

Now here’s something you don’t see too often: a beaver mother swimming with her kit on her back. I was glad I had carried the camera on our walk from the St.…