Comcast goes out to lunch asks me to hold
Comcast goes out to lunch asks me to hold Originally uploaded by betsythedevine I have been waiting online two hours for a Comcast chat service person. Fortunately, I have lots of work to do at my...
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Allegorical figure by Bernini in clay Originally uploaded by betsythedevine Harvard’s art museums are just about to close for five long years, as the dignified public spaces where they have been...
View ArticleOld Mac user (me): “What is that funny hole?”
MacPaint (and other) nostalgia: 1 Originally uploaded by betsythedevine ‘So what is that funny hole?” I asked my kind young Mac trainer, pointing at the front of a big Mac Pro tower. Natalya, an...
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We vote in the local fire house Originally uploaded by betsythedevine And yes, we did! Thank you, America, for electing Barack Obama. I predict a new surge in American productivity, starting right...
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What child is this? Originally uploaded by betsythedevine Snow has transformed the Nativity scene at Saint Peter’s School in Cambridge on Concord Avenue. The man with the lantern will have to look...
View ArticleHarvard unfair to torrid sea vixen, others
Harvard unfair to torrid sea vixen, others Originally uploaded by betsythedevine Dear Harvard, Why have you locked up A Sea-Spell? Where are you hiding The Blessed Damozel? You own but are not...
View ArticleJohn Brockman, founder of the feast
John Brockman, founder of the feast Originally uploaded by betsythedevine John Brockman and Katinka Matson were in Cambridge this weekend, throwing (as usual) an enjoyable party… ..at which none of my...
View ArticleJust exactly what I wanted to happen
People voting in Cambridge, MA, November 7, 2006 Originally uploaded by betsythedevine This is what I wanted to have happen to my photos when I put a Creative Commons license on them — a newspaper...
View ArticlePut a little raccoon in your afternoon
Racoons, a photo by nickhull on Flickr. Just one, not this many, but still an adventure. When I got back today from lunch with Frank, I noticed that the lid had come off our big garbage can. I picked...
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Plenty of fish, a photo by betsythedevine on Flickr. We now have three fish again eating up mosquito larvae that try to start new lives in our backyard pond. In this photo you can see two of the three...
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