davidl on May 23rd, 2010

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THE WASHINGTON POST FRETS ABOUT the “controversial social studies standards” just adopted by the Texas state board of education, but it fails to quote or even to link to the text of those standards.  Everything is paraphrased… appallingly inaccurately.

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Eric Florack on August 27th, 2009

These are from a couple years ago.

They’re taken at Ashtabula, OH. on a chilly day. Long time readers will know I’ve always been a bit of a railfan, and that’s a trait I’ve passed on to my boys. (What

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Eric Florack on August 25th, 2009

Canal at ridgeway I snapped this one during a morning walk along the Erie Canal. This is near Elmgrove Road in Greece, facing east, at around 9 in the morning. You can see the amount of bike traffic the trail gets. Lots of

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Eric Florack on August 23rd, 2009

A rainbow of such clarity is an unusual event of itself… but a double? You’re looking east along Buffalo Street by the tracks. This is the first I’ve ever caught. You can’t see it in this shot, but it’s a

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Eric Florack on November 12th, 2008

Some shots from a trip on November the first.
As usual, drill each pic, then drill again for the full sized shot.
Careful, they’re pretty big.

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Eric Florack on September 1st, 2008

NY436 outside Nundea, NY, facing west at sundown on the last day of summer ’08

As usual, drill the pic tice for the huge version.. which really looks better. Apparently, one of the problems with this new system I’m using

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