Author: rcragun
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Going to scare Grandma
Toren decided he wanted to draw a picture for his Grandma after she sent him a Halloween card. He wanted it to be really scary. Here he is describing how Grandma will react when she opens the letter and sees the picture: And here he is drawing:
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Linxumint or Ubuntu: How to Install MakeMKV
If you’re extra cautious with your investments like I am and want to make sure your Blu-Ray discs are backed up just in case, you need MakeMKV. It’s a piece of software that makes it possible to back up Blu-Ray discs. Using it in conjunction with Handbrake is the perfect solution for backing up Blu-Ray…
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Leon Woodfield (1934 – 2013)
My Uncle Leon recently passed away. He was a very kind and insightful person. He was also very influential in shaping my career. I spoke with him several times about academia and graduate school because he was a Professor at BYU. At the request of my father, I recently wrote up a specific memory of…
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California Trip – day 9 – Travel Town Museum and Griffith Observatory
This was our last day in California. Debi was in her conference most of the day, so Toren and I went on another adventure. I found out that the Travel Town Train Museum was giving free tours in the morning. Toren likes trains but doesn’t love them. I thought it would be fun and it…
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California Trip – day 8 – work
Today was my second work day. I know a few people who live/work in the area and one of them is a professor at Pitzer College who happens to be using my new book for his current class. I emailed him ahead of time to see if he wanted to do lunch and he invited…
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California Trip – day 7 – Page Museum and LA Science Center
It was science day on our trip. Our first stop was the Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits. When we arrived, parking was limited because they were filming a TV show there – Trophy Wife?!? I’d never heard of it, and I wasn’t really all that interested, but we watched them film a couple…
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California Trip – day 6 – down day
Debi’s first conference ended on the evening of the 8th and her second began in the afternoon of the 9th, so she and Toren spent the morning of the 9th swimming. By the time Toren woke up from his nap, it was too late to go anywhere in LA traffic, so we went swimming again…
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California Trip – day 5 – Riley’s Farm and Heart Rock
We headed out of Anaheim again on the 8th. Toren has never really spent any time on a farm. We visited a milk cattle operation once, but Toren is growing up in the city. I thought a farm might be rather novel for him. A recommendation on red tricycle suggested Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen.…
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California Trip – day 4 – Sturtevant Falls and Reese’s Retreat
Debi’s conference started on the 7th and I had no intention of going to evil Disney. Instead, Toren and I once again took advantage of California’s hills and did some hiking. Our first hike was to Sturtevant Falls: Here’s a video I took of the “falls”: Given the time of year, they aren’t really falls.…
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California Trip – day 3 – Encino and Anaheim
I have relatives who live in the greater LA area. We arranged to meet up with them for lunch on Sunday in Encino. We arrived a little early just to make sure we didn’t get stuck in traffic and played in a park for a while. Lunch was great. It’s always nice catching up with…