http://homebody.vox.com/library/posts/tags/cloudage/page/1/ but she bought a record instead en Vox Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:40:42 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss cloudage http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/a-sunbreak-on-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(homebody) http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/a-sunbreak-on-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/a-sunbreak-on-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:40:42 -0700 <p>On Sunday afternoon we had a brief respite from the rain, so I&#160;took a stroll up to Volunteer Park for the first time in months. </p> <p>In the south end of the park is a water tower with a view:</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p></p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967d36460002 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904a720004 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad68f6ac10005 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904a880004 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fae8c1c82a000b 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fae8c1c838000b 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967d36700002 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967dd9980003 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967d36810002 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad68f6b8d0005 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad68f6b910005 6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967d376f0002" at:format="strip-horizontal" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-strip enclosure-strip-horizontal" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style=" margin: 5px; 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border: 0;" /></a></div> </div> <!-- end enclosure --> <p></p> <p></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>I&#160;only noticed one bit of evidence of what this park is (in)famous for:</p> <p>&#160;</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904ba50004" at:format="medium" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904ba50004.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904ba50004-200pi" alt="please pick up after yourself next time" title="please pick up after yourself next time" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad6904ba50004.html" title="please pick up after yourself next time">please pick up after yourself next time</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/a-sunbreak-on-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967ddcc40003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> capitol hill volunteer park cloudage http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/every-neglected-injury-does-not-have-a-silver-lining-but-you-can-buy-one-instead-of-a-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(homebody) http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/every-neglected-injury-does-not-have-a-silver-lining-but-you-can-buy-one-instead-of-a-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/every-neglected-injury-does-not-have-a-silver-lining-but-you-can-buy-one-instead-of-a-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 14 May 2008 17:33:58 -0700 <p>What I&#39;m carrying home today instead of the computer: </p> <p>&#160;</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967577a30003" at:format="medium" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967577a30003.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967577a30003-200pi" alt="fuzzy little cloud (with silver lamé lining)" title="fuzzy little cloud (with silver lamé lining)" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fa967577a30003.html" title="fuzzy little cloud (with silver lamé lining)">fuzzy little cloud (with silver lamé lining)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>&#160;</p> <p><u>Notes</u>:</p> <ol> <li>Source: <a href="http://schmancytoys.com/">Schmancy</a> on 2nd Avenue.&#160; I went in today looking for a monkey but they were all out of monkeys.</li> <li>I am not a pin person or a jewelry person of any kind really (except for tiny earrings and sometimes a fun watch).&#160; Little cloud will live inside my backpack, sheltered from the rain.</li></ol> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/every-neglected-injury-does-not-have-a-silver-lining-but-you-can-buy-one-instead-of-a-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97226ad64cd500fad687089c0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> monkey baggage silver lining cloudage http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/the-rest-of-the-view.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(homebody) http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/the-rest-of-the-view.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://homebody.vox.com/library/post/the-rest-of-the-view.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:56:50 -0700 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd97226ad64cd500cd97394ca44cd5" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; 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