Archive for October, 2008
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Tasmanian Tiger Spotted in Pittsburgh!
Long thought to be extinct, and to live only in its natural habitat of Southern Australia and the island of Tasmania, a fine specimen of Tasmanian Tiger (aka Thylacine) was spotted and photographed in Pittsburgh! Amazingly it was also in my front yard… during our pumpkin carving party… and it’s wearing a collar… and looks [...]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Here comes Halloween… and Pumpkin Carving!
I just redid my pumpkin carving page. If you’re carving a pumpkin and would like some tips, I bet I have a couple that will help you out. The best jack o lantern ever: isn’t that what we all want? This year I think I’m going to do another one with its face on fire, [...]
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
I Got My New Trading Card Today!
The cover is drawn by John Higby, and the photo on the back was taken by me. Incidentally, the yo-yo in the photo on the back was also painted by John Higby. I’m pretty excited about the whole thing. One of the best parts about the card is that on the inside of the arm [...]
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
2008 National Yo-yo Contest
I spent this last weekend in Chico California at the National Yo-yo Contest, and it was a lot of fun.
The official Duncan Crew photo for Nationals 2008. No one else was around but Mark McBride and me.
The trip out was more than a little brutal. First of all, any voyage with three different flights is [...]
