Category Archives: Personal history

More About the 747

Posted on 6 February 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

For decades the Boeing 747 was the largest passenger airliner in the world, and it debuted (in 1968) just a few years before I had occasion to take a plane flight anywhere, or pay attention to different kinds of planes. … Continue reading →

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Crosby, Stills, and Nash: Daylight Again

Posted on 19 January 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

So David Crosby died today. I only acquired a couple three of this group’s albums over the years, and from them, this is my favorite song. Update 23 Jan 23: This post here and on Fb may strike some as … Continue reading →

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Atmospheric Rivers and A Coding Conundrum

Posted on 18 January 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

As has been widely reported on the news, even nationally, California has experienced a nearly unprecedented series of storms moving in from the Pacific in what are called “atmospheric rivers,” some ten storms since late December, with only partial day … Continue reading →

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Books Read in 2022

Posted on 3 January 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

Some of my Facebook friends are doing it, so I’ll do it too, though here, not there. Well OK, maybe there too. The list is below. The photo shows all of them in order of finish, except that the 2022 … Continue reading →

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The Weekend, and Heather Cox Richardson on 2022

Posted on 2 January 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve missed posting the past two days for various reasons.

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Christmas Stories

Posted on 25 December 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Over Friday and Saturday evenings we watched Miracle on 34th Street for the first time in a couple decades. (I’m not sure if Y had ever seen it.) After such time goes by, you see things in a film or … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Kitsch and Christmas Shopping

Posted on 20 December 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

I spent most of this afternoon Christmas shopping. I can make that align with this article about Hanukkah kitsch. New York Times, 18 Dec 2022: Potato Latke Cocktail, Anyone?

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One More Book Story

Posted on 19 December 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

The Washington Post did a list about two weeks ago about this: Washington Post, Alyssa Rosenberg, 6 Dec / updated 19 Dec 2022: Opinion | To build a delightful library for kids, start with these 99 books Then today posted … Continue reading →

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Two Tales About Books

Posted on 18 December 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

There is a wide range of attitudes about books. Many people read no books at all. Some read books but only by borrowing from libraries; some people buy and read books but treat them as disposable objects (these are the … Continue reading →

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Daily Details and Existential Threats

Posted on 4 December 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Perhaps I should start with daily details? Chilly today but sunny, in between storms. Despite yesterday’s post, I decided to walk around the house for 30 or 40 minutes last night (while the TV showed Jeopardy or whatever) in order … Continue reading →

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